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Thursday, June 17, 2004How Do You Market Yourself As a Writer? Do You Have a (free) Business Card?Until I became serious about becoming a writer--as in full-time, financially self-sufficient work-from-home writer, I only dreamed of having a business card with my name and contact information as a WRITER. Now, just today, I got them in the mail! For FREE.... Well, OK, I paid 5.25 for shipping and... Sign in to see full entry.The Moment of Truth Has Arrived: Freelance Gypsy or Full-Time Ditty?Firstly, thank you all for your nice comments! I am glad this post is going over so well, and I hope it is helping all of you as much as it is helping me. I do believe I owe a lot of my success to the encouragement I find here at blogit. Well, when I was in the shower today, I got a voicemail from... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, June 16, 2004Want a Hint for Making More Money Writing...?It's all about RECYCLING, Baby! I have had (quite possibly) my favorite article published twice already and now I am about to rework it a bit and submit it for consideration to an editor who has already expressed a major interest! If at all possible, maintain the copyright as often as you can. Now... Sign in to see full entry.Marketing Yourself as a Writer... Do You Have a Website?I have been meaning to do this for soooo long, and finally, when I was laid off from my job I just did it! I taught myself basic html, used some cool programs on my computer to make images and backgrounds.... hey if you can play with the paint application, you are good to go! And voila, whammo! I... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, June 15, 2004Another Question of Order for Writers, Writers-to-be and the Like....Not a which-came-first type question here, but a Which Does One DO FIRST question... I have about $200-300 dollars-worth of writing to do for various editors... approximately 5 for one ($100 total for him), three articles for another ($75+), 1 article for another ($25+ pix), and five-seven pix for... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, June 14, 2004The Writers' Life for Me! ...And YOU, Too!Today I am away from my normal workstation... my tiny, cramped room where my keyboard is above my natural arm position and my mouse below... I am sitting in a normal chair instead of a tiny, uncomfortable and sometimes wobbly stool! It is so much more productive and very conducive to a healthy and... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, June 12, 2004Another Pickle: Fulltime Real-World Job or the Freelance-Gypsy Life for Me?My tour of different newspapers and meetings with various editors have all concluded, and within the next week I should be hearing back about the full-time assistant editor position I applied for.... The driving distance is far, the pay isn't great, and I think the workload will consume my life,... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, June 10, 2004New Content Posted--Writing Markets and PA Newspapers!Thank you to the bloggers who have already taken a minute or two to view my new website ( www.danceswithwords.com ), and also thanks especially to those of you who have commented on it! Your comments help me make it the best site it can be, though I am still learning the ins and outs of html.... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, June 9, 2004My Hand Is Swollen from Typing and Being on the Computer So Much...Has this ever happened to anyone? It almost makes me want a day off! Now that I am unemployed, I could easily take that with very few consequences... but then I won't make any money and I will have to listen to my dad bitch about me not having a full-time job. Even my boyfriend tonight told me I... Sign in to see full entry.New Dilemma: Writing for Competing Markets SIMULTANOUSLYNow I've really gotten myself into a pickle! Yesterday I was so excited because a new editor called me from out of the blue to ask me if I was still interested in doing freelance. They are a bit far from home, but this is what I do for a living now, so I take what I can get! I will be writing for a... Sign in to see full entry. |
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