It sometimes feels like freelancers and coffee shops seem to go together like some of the great combinations in the world. (Spaghetti and meatballs or peanut butter and jelly, anyone?) But the real question is: Why has this vision become such a freelance-writing...
Congratulations! You landed your first client. Getting a positive response to a pitch or application can give you a writing high that lasts all week…that is, until you start working with the client and things start going wrong. As a new freelancer, getting any job may...
If you’ve pitched stories to national outlets before, you know to expect a rejection within two weeks or so. That’s because these media organizations typically have larger staffs, and might call on another editor to look at your pitch. However, local publications are...
I’ve been a successful ghostwriter for two decades, and even with a nice professional wind at my back, I struggled to build a portfolio representative of my skills. To be fair, I spent much of my career as a salaried employee, so I didn’t have to function with a...
Figuring out how to put your blog to work is tough at any age. And if you’re a particularly young writer — maybe even still in your teens — you may feel like you’re up against an impossible task. Even with all the creative energy and enthusiasm in the...
I spent 5 years in the digital publishing industry helping authors get their books into ebook formats. I watched as hundreds of would-be authors failed, often selling only a few books to close friends and family. However, I also saw a small percentage of new authors...
It’s no secret: Finding clients who offer long-term work and rewarding income is hard. That’s why, when you do use proven strategies to find freelance writing work, you want every advantage when the time comes to seal the deal. Enter: the freelance writer’s secret...
I lost my phone in Paris. (This has something to do with writing, I promise.) Actually, my phone got stolen in Paris. But the details don’t matter. What matters is that for the last three days of my trip, I didn’t have my calculator-sized, Wi-Fi-seeking security...
Staring at a blank page for hours on end, willing the words to come. Most writers have faced this dreaded writing scenario from time to time: a case of writer’s block. Even the most successful and prolific writers can suffer from a lack of words at times. It...
With so many social media outlets available, and many of them much more popular, LinkedIn flies under the radar for freelance writers. LinkedIn is largely thought of as the professional’s social media network, but freelancers (myself included until I learned better)...
