Comments on: What is Your Most Important Piece of Advice to Up and Coming Freelance Writers? http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/ Jennifer Escalona tells it like it is Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:23:40 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: uberVU - social comments http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-630 uberVU - social comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:50:27 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=994#comment-630 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by MelissaWrites: Just commented RT @JennEscalona: I want YOU to give me your most important piece of freelance writing advice: http://bit.ly/Z3IBR... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Jenn Escalona http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Jenn Escalona Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:15:30 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=994#comment-462 Thanks for all the wonderful tips, everybody! Please ask your writing buddies to come over and contribute their two cents, too. I know the ladies and gentlemen of the UGA Magazine Club will appreciate the good advice! Thanks for all the wonderful tips, everybody! Please ask your writing buddies to come over and contribute their two cents, too. I know the ladies and gentlemen of the UGA Magazine Club will appreciate the good advice!

]]> By: Ian Barker http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Ian Barker Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:06:14 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=994#comment-460 Read the publication you're submitting to and understand the style. Read the publication you’re submitting to and understand the style.

]]> By: Lydia Dishman http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Lydia Dishman Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:03:27 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=994#comment-459 There is no magic bullet, just patience, perseverance and good sales(wo)manship: http://lbdcommunications.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-to-expect-when-you-are-expecting.html Also, don't sell yourself short and accept low pay for your hard work: http://lbdcommunications.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-price-freedom.html Above all, keep writing :) Lydia .-= Lydia Dishman´s last blog ..<a href="http://lbdcommunications.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-which-we-deal-with-rejection.html" rel="nofollow">In Which We Deal With Rejection</a> =-. There is no magic bullet, just patience, perseverance and good sales(wo)manship: http://lbdcommunications.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-to-expect-when-you-are-expecting.html

Also, don’t sell yourself short and accept low pay for your hard work: http://lbdcommunications.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-price-freedom.html

Above all, keep writing :)
Lydia
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]]> By: Melissa Taylor http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Melissa Taylor Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:57:03 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=994#comment-457 I agree with Yo, you must be an entrepreneur who writes. If you don't spend the time getting the work, you'll only be writing for your pets. Which doesn't pay well and if you don't have any pets . . . well, that's just sad. Yo's convinced me to specialize -- she's right, 100%. I'm finding it challenging though. I agree with Yo, you must be an entrepreneur who writes. If you don’t spend the time getting the work, you’ll only be writing for your pets. Which doesn’t pay well and if you don’t have any pets . . . well, that’s just sad.

Yo’s convinced me to specialize — she’s right, 100%. I’m finding it challenging though.

]]> By: Yo http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Yo Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:40:08 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=994#comment-456 Jenn Mattern gets all the credit for specialization too--she's the one who got me started on it, and boy have I ever carried that torch :) I would tell them to focus on being a business owner first and a writer second. Jenn Mattern gets all the credit for specialization too–she’s the one who got me started on it, and boy have I ever carried that torch :)

I would tell them to focus on being a business owner first and a writer second.

]]> By: Natalia Maldonado http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Natalia Maldonado Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:28:24 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=994#comment-455 Make sure you have a professional-looking website showcasing not only your best work, but your personality. So many clients have told me they researched many writers but loved my site, and that's what made them contact me. .-= Natalia Maldonado´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.nmaldonado.com/blog/?p=299" rel="nofollow">Writing exercise: Family relationships</a> =-. Make sure you have a professional-looking website showcasing not only your best work, but your personality. So many clients have told me they researched many writers but loved my site, and that’s what made them contact me.
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]]> By: Susan Johnston http://blog.jennescalona.com/2009/10/14/what-is-your-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-up-and-coming-freelance-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Susan Johnston Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:47:22 +0000 http://blog.jennescalona.com/?p=994#comment-454 Always, always insist on a contract before you start writing. Take it from someone who learned this the hard way! .-= Susan Johnston´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.urbanmusewriter.com/2009/10/open-thread-what-happens-when-you-mess.html" rel="nofollow">Open Thread: What Happens When You Mess Up?</a> =-. Always, always insist on a contract before you start writing. Take it from someone who learned this the hard way!
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