A friend of mine is a passive aggressive tweeter. You know the kind I mean, right? “Dear Uber driver, it’s six degrees outside! What’s the deal with having all four windows open!?” Rather than politely ask the driver to close the windows, he opts instead to make a...
The first time someone told me freelance writing was a business, I laughed. I was 22, and had stepped into freelance writing quite by chance. After an illness made me quit my full-time job as a journalist, I started working as a writer to make some money while I...
Whether you’re a digital nomad or you write about travel for a living, many writers will find themselves spending a lot of time on the road. This means you’ll likely spend a lot of time in transit. Thankfully, traveling is a great time to get work done. Flying high:...
Most writers don’t crank out 10,000 words a day. Most writers struggle to find the time, energy and discipline to write. This productivity tool will catapult you toward your writing goals in the best way possible: By gamifying your life. Meet Habitica. Habitica,...
Planning on paper suits some freelancers very well…but if it’s not for you, you’ll want to find an app that’s easy to use. Apps, rather than paper planners, suit freelancers who: Like to work on the go — physical planners can be fairly heavy to tote around Need...
It’s ironic. Writing and freelancing are careers that require an enormous amount of resilience. But what I’ve found, through my interactions with writers and other creatives, is that we are some of the least emotionally resilient people out there. Many of us are...
If you’re a self-published author, the dream of holding an in-person book signing at a Barnes & Noble bookstore probably seems farfetched. Yes, the giant retailer sells almost 200 million physical books a year and regularly conducts author events in its stores,...
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer. There really wasn’t any other profession that called to me — or frankly one I thought I’d be good at. My first writing job was in the third grade when I was the class poet. Twelve years later I accepted an...
After I graduated from college, I moved to Ibiza, Spain to teach English. On a daily basis, I experienced new ways of seeing the world and learning about food, language and society in another country. I felt like I had so much to say, but I had no idea how to say it....
As an author, your email list is your most valuable asset. We talked about this a bit last month. Your email list is your best direct line to your biggest fans, which no publisher, book store or giant drone conglomerate has any control over. But this also means it’s...
