Jennifer Escalona tells it like it is
I have decided that it’s going to be weird quirk week here at The Life and Times of a Freelance Writer. Why? Why not?
Today I’m going to talk about love words. Not as in “Baby, you so fine,” but as the words that we fall in love with and suddenly find ourselves using over and over [...]
Of course it doesn’t, but that’s not to say that freelancers should turn down a great opportunity just because there’s no pay. And I don’t mean answering one of those blind Craigslist ads offering “exposure.” I’m talking about strategically advancing your business goals through volunteering your services.
I’ll use myself as an example. I am currently [...]
If you’ve been keeping up with the Quick and Dirty Guide to Landing Freelance Writing Jobs, Parts 1 and 2 you’ll remember that part 2 was so big I decided to split it in half. Here are the rest of the tips for finding and landing freelance writing jobs.
Make Friends
Are you going to industry events [...]
So you’ve read The Quick and Dirty Guide to Landing Freelance Writing Jobs, Part 1 and you are poised to get started. You have your website up, your unique selling proposition showcased and even your great aunt Myrtle knows that you are looking for freelance writing work.
You’re prepared like Rocky. The championship next great gig [...]
“The Quick and Dirty Guide to Landing Freelance Writing Jobs” encapsulates the entire reason I started this blog. This little series is going to consist of the shortest possible answers I can muster to that age old question, “How do I get freelance writing jobs?”
I started freelance writing and realized that, while there are a [...]
I like to say, “yes.” I like to give encouragement, advice, and even the occasional bracing hug. (But only if I know you really well, so don’t get any ideas.) I also intend this blog for beginning freelance writers, baby birds with your beaks open, chirping away for small, slimy worms of wisdom to sustain [...]
I recently wrote several posts about my venture writing for Examiner.com. At the time I was interested in the chance to get local press (like a fellow Atlanta Examiner frequently did) and to write small posts every day about a topic on my niche. I’m sorry to say, though, that with the site’s traffic and [...]
Kidding, kidding. I’m all kosher on my taxes already, but in case a few of you are not, I thought I would link to a post over at the Outright blog that answers a few of the most pressing questions about quarterly estimated taxes.
Quarterly Estimated Taxes Q&A
And while I’m at it, I thought I would [...]
I’ve had some crappy bosses in my day. There was the megalomaniacal business owner who literally screamed and ranted if the slightest thing went wrong. This guy employed his wife for no other reason I could see than so he could berate her about their personal life all day long. And then there was the [...]
Side Note: I was quoted in a Web Worker Daily post about Writing Careers. Check it out!
It recently occurred to me that there is a huge difference between freelance writing and writing for a living. It’s actually much like one of those logic questions on the SAT. “If all freelance writers write for a living [...]
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