Some of you regular readers may remember that I recently raised my ghostwriting rates. You can read more about why in my post about How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome. I've also made it one of my goals to take on two new ghostwriting clients this year. So, I started searching for jobs, but I quickly became … Continue reading 10 Things You May Not Know About Ghostwriting
If you've ever read any of my income reports, you've probably seen a screen shot from my FreshBooks dashboard, which looks a little something like this: FreshBooks is my accounting/invoicing software. The two income tracking charts displayed here are only a fraction of the conveniences FreshBooks offers. This company and their software make my life so … Continue reading Professional Invoicing and Financial Tracking for Freelancers: FreshBooks Review
In last week's post (12 Things You May Not Know About Traditional Freelance Writing: Part One), I told you I bought a second book on traditional (editorial) freelancing, which is writing articles for magazines and journals. Well, I'm going to share twelve more quick tips that I learned from that second book as well. The … Continue reading 12 Things You May Not Know About Traditional Freelance Writing: Part Two
Traditional freelance writing—querying magazines with ideas for articles—is something I have considered trying my hand at lately. Some freelancers make their living solely through doing this! However, the idea of constantly having to come up with fresh article ideas, querying, and waiting on magazine editors (who are notorious for taking forever to respond) … Continue reading 12 Things You May Not Know About Traditional Freelance Writing: Part One
Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, and Alexandre Dumas all published novels in serialized form. (The Count of Monte Cristo took 139 installments to complete!) Channillo.com is bringing back the tradition, but instead of printing out the stories in the paper, they are all accessible online for a small monthly subscription fee. When I was first … Continue reading Serialized Literature is Back with Channillo
"The Writer's Bible." What a badass nickname. So why don't you have this on your coffee table or in your bookshelf yet? Better yet, why don't you have this bad boy in your lap taking full advantage of it? The Writer's Market books are created by Writer's Digest, one of the leading authorities in the … Continue reading Why Every Writer Needs A Writer’s Market Book
About the time I wrote my review of the freelancing site Upwork, I decided to branch out and try another site. I chose Freelancer.com because it was in multiple lists of recommended sites. Since Upwork is the only other freelancing site that I have used, I will be comparing Freelancer to Upwork in many instances. … Continue reading Freelancer.com Review
NOTE: This post has been updated as of 2/11/2017. View #4 in the cons section for the update. Also, please note that this post is a year old and that I am no longer a user of Upwork. Before or after reading this review, I strongly suggest you read this post to determine if joining … Continue reading Upwork Review
