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Thursday, November 3, 2005Progress, a Propelling ForceThe snowball effect. Positive Reinforcement. Being on a Roll. Have you noticed how getting something done can literally throw you into a chain of success? Today I had a major list of things to accomplish. I didn't get through half of them, but while it was my day off from work, I made myself $107.... Sign in to see full entry.A Lunch Date - That Isn't a Date... Networking and Maintaining ContactsBecause I've since graduated from smaller articles to larger projects, from newsprint to media kits, web copy and press releases, I've sort of let go of some of my best contacts without realizing it. Don't let this happen to you! My VERY FIRST regular freelancing job came with a local weekly... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, October 31, 2005Freelance Writing - The Snowball Effect of SuccessFor those of you who've started out as freelance writer wishfuls who eventually made it to the big time, you can relate to what I'm describing. I'm still in the midst of the winding downhill slope, zooming ever so delightfully toward higher pay, greater opportunity and better recognition. As with... Sign in to see full entry.Finally back in my field again!Woo hoo! I scored a small job at a local publishing company and I'm pretty excited about it. I'll be working part-time and will have at least some time to spare for my freelance endeavors, which are amazingly going quite well, too. Today was my first day and I did some copyediting, interviewing,... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, October 10, 2005GREAT PLACES TO NETWORK - Keep Those Business Cards Handy!So business is slowing down and you've really got an urge to drum up some more opportunities. What can you do to find a few new clients or work up to a handful of good referrals? Network, network, network! Keep a stash of your business cards with you wherever you go. Here are some quick-access... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, October 3, 2005What Turns You On (As a Writer)....?Today at work I couldn't help but think to myself, "gosh, this has got to be one sexy dude..." simply based on a guy's hand-writing. I don't know what it is about the writing or why I thought it, but has anything like this ever happened to anyone else? Like, you are just reading a paragraph and one... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, September 24, 2005Putting It Off...I've been swamped with things to do and errands to run and somehow I've managed to avoid this one particular article for a magazine, that pays $150!!, for a long while now. My editor's stand-in extended my deadline for me and I've still be really neglectful about it. I don't know why I just can't... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, September 21, 2005Has Someone Stolen Your Content? Find Out in Five Seconds!Freelancing Fears - The Flipside of Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism By Kathryn M. D’Imperio Imagine the endless hours you spend as you brainstorm for each article topic, research, conduct interviews, consider all the relevant information and deftly whittle it down to the juiciest tidbits,... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, September 20, 2005Only Read This If You Have A STRONG Stomach...(But Every Writer Should)Have you ever had something stolen from you? One year in high school, a "friend" tried to steal my CDs. I'm sure I've had money and plenty of other things stolen. Within the past year I read an article about theft of one's intellectual property - most especially one's articles. I've been meaning to... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, September 12, 2005WOW, I'm Taking My Own Advice From Now On.... Because IT WORKS!!!Just a little while ago I posted about writing articles and reselling them to sites like Constant-Content. I did so and posted about 10 or so articles, some of which I sold only usage rights and some which I allowed for unique rights as well. I came home from a long weekend away and noticed that I'd... Sign in to see full entry. |
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