My brain’s too foggy. The kids stressed me out. I don’t feel good. I’m too tired. My to-do list is calling. I only have a few minutes. The house is a mess. I need coffee. I’ve had way too much coffee. It’s better for me to write in the morning. I have no good ideas....
As a freelance writer, it can be tempting to take every gig that comes your way. Turning down a freelance gig can sometimes feel like you’re tempting fate to take away all future opportunities because you said no to one. When you think about how hard you work...
It’s crazy to think about when I first started my freelance writing career. I had just moved to a new city and was searching for jobs when I stumbled across an article about freelance writing online. I had no idea what it really entailed but I dove right in because I...
Blog writing — and, increasingly, any informative writing — comes with a unique challenge: Share quality information in a casual, entertaining and approachable voice. Be authoritative…but also, like, totally cool. While many people think the conversational tone of a...
Five and a half years ago, my writing career finally seemed on the verge of taking off. I’d just published my first novel, I’d finished writing Publishing E-Books For Dummies, which was to be published by Wiley, and I’d launched an online membership site for writers....
With the explosion of the self-publishing industry and the popularity of platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, crowdfunding has become an increasingly viable option for authors. It only takes a cursory search to find encouraging case studies, like how one author...
You slave way, agonizing over every detail. Are his eyes green or blue? Definately green. No wait! He has blue eyes! Blue eyes! You’re finally ready to share your masterpiece with the entire world. Except the old saying is true: You only have one chance at a first...
I wish someone had given me a list of don’ts when I first started freelance writing, then stood over me with a yardstick and rapped me on the knuckles every time I made a stupid move. Alas, there was no Miss Trunchbull to guide me through those brutal first few years,...
So, I have a two-year-old daughter. (Are you also a busy parent? Check out these tips for making time to write.) I absolutely adore her. Don’t get me wrong. But sometimes she drives me so bonkers that I just want to scream, “Why God, why?” while eating raw cookie...
Side hustles can be awesome. When I was starting out as a freelance writer, side hustling allowed me to test the waters and build my business while still having the safety net of a day job. Now that I’ve been forced to return to the 9-to-5 (freelancing doesn’t always...
