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Taking the ‘Free’ Out of Freelance Writing
3 June 2008When you run an online agency for freelance writers, editors and proofreaders you’d think the biggest problem would be attracting employers who are willing to pay a decent hourly rate for freelance writing.
You’d be wrong.
Actually, the biggest problem is dealing with freelancers who’re absolutely determined to offer their services for free. This week I was […]
Writing - FrameMaker Markers Ease the Pain of Big Tech Book Projects (Comment Marker)
31 May 2008Those technical writers who have written manuals running hundreds and even thousands of pages know the difficulty of keeping various kinds of markers under control.
But if you are an Adobe FrameMaker user, you are lucky because FM provides you with many ways to mark a document.
Open your document and press Esc+S+M to display that life-saving […]
How To Write to a Word Count
7 May 2008You’ve finished your story, and you’re pretty happy with it. The plot is gripping, the characters are lively, and the pace zooms along. Great! You’ve done it!
Then… you count words.
It can’t be! How can your short story be so far over the word count? The guidelines say ‘900 words’ - and your story is (eeek!) […]
Condolence Letters - How to Convey your Sympathies
6 April 2008Condolence Letters are typically written after someone has died and are some of the most difficult and awkward letters to write. The best advice in writing these letters is to empathize with your reader. Relate a story to them that shares some similar personal experience. Do not tell them that “…things could […]
The 5 Largest Pitfalls in Developing Yourself as a Freelance Writer and How to Avoid Them (Part 1)
21 March 2008In over 23 years of writing professionally (which for me means making money at it), I’ve talked with hundreds of other writers, many of them far more talented at writing than me, but who haven’t been nearly as successful financially at it. Why? Many of them haven’t avoided the pitfalls that I’m about […]