One of my friends - who is also a writer - asked what sacrifices I’ve made as a full-time freelance writer. My immediate reaction was, “Sacrifices? What sacrifices? I love writing - I’ve made no sacrifices! Are you insane??!!”
But I was wrong. There are sacrifices to a freelance writing career.
For instance, check out this poem [...]

I’ve been loving the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia, and have attended two workshops hosted by Vancouver technologist and writer Darren Barefoot. In his second workshop, he spoke about increasing your blog’s visibility (I blogged about his first workshop too, called Blogging101).
Below are Barefoot’s suggestions for increasing your blog readership and networking for writers. For more info about [...]

During my massage the other day, I realized that my massage therapist could only earn money while she was actually working. But the best way to get rich is to earn money on something(s) while you do other things. For a writer, this means people paying for your old articles and buying your past books while [...]

Here, I’ve rounded up the best freelance writing tips from a wide variety of authors, freelancers, novelists, journalism professors and writing coaches. The tips cover everything from “using the right numbers” to “finding your cojones.”
For instance, here’s one on queries from a seasoned freelance writer and book author:
“C. Hope Clark has a great rule of thumb to [...]

The most successful writers, freelancers, novelists, playwrights, and poets know how to stay motivated to write despite rejection. These writing tips from published authors and freelance writers will help you stay motivated even when you’re not getting paid - and when you feel despondent about your chances at getting published. 
Natalie Goldberg said, “I’ve never met [...]

Within the past three weeks I’ve created two websites, using themes create by Michael Pollock at Solostream. Here are the top 10 things I’ve learned from creating my blogs (I actually lived to tell about it!). 
But first, I gotta give you a writing quip…else I wouldn’t be doing my job. This writing quotation is from Winston Churchill; if [...]

Okay, I’ve finally set up my blog: Quips & Tips for Healthy Women, and boy is the learning curve steep when you’re creating a blog! But it was well worth it. Here’s what I learned the hard way.
First, Why Freelance Writers Blog
The benefits of blogging for writers include:

The joy of writing articles or shorts [...]