Firstly – let’s crack the code of what web copywriting is… Web copywriting is any text that is written with the purpose of advertising and marketing on the internet. You are trying to sell something with your words, and sometimes this is referred to as...
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of reading an author whose writing is so good you can’t help but feel a little envious. The writers capable of making us fall in love with a genre as a reader are often the very same ones we look to for inspiration when we wish...
In this Editorial Freelancers Association review, you’ll learn the basics of what the association is, how it works, how much it costs, and if it’s worth the fee to join. The Editorial Freelancers Association, also called the EFA, is a well-known and...
As soon as the seasons start to shift from summer to fall, it seems like every writerly corner of the Internet becomes consumed with one question and one question only: Are you going to do NaNoWriMo this year? If you’re asking yourself that question, you’ve come to...
I fancy myself a pretty organized person. But when it comes to freelance writing, it’s easy for me to lose track of things. Did I save that contract in Microsoft Word or Google Docs? Am I on invoice number 1038 or 1039? I thought I was happy with the rate my client is...
Whether your dream is for full-time writing to replace your day job, you already reached this goal and are building your business, or you’re well into freelance writing and need guidance, today we discuss business plans. Writing is, by nature, a creative process....
If you’re able to type quickly and accurately, a career in transcription might be a smart choice. But don’t make the mistake of applying to transcription jobs without proper training. There’s a lot more to becoming a transcriptionist than just typing fast! If you’re...
Every November, writers from around the world get together and work on cranking out an entire novel in a month. Originally founded in 1999 by Chris Baty, the goal of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is to write 50,000 words over the course of the month since...
If you want to make serious progress as a writer, you need to treat your craft like any other serious area of your life. It’s not enough to treat writing as a haphazard hobby that you dip into and out of whenever the urge takes you. Instead, if you want to grow and...
Of all the types of writing work out there, being a ghostwriter is easily the coolest-sounding job. If you’ve been around the world of writing for some time, either from the perspective of an active writer or just that of a reader, you will almost certainly have...
