To be a successful freelance writer, you need to stop treating writing like a hobby and start treating it like a serious business. Never forget that you’re an entrepreneur - someone who has to work hard to sell services or products - not just a hobbyist writer.
Check out this writing quip:
“Publishing is a business, and [...]

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 [...]

Right this very moment, I bet you’re indulging in one of the most common problems that most freelance writers face: “researching for your story” (when you’re really just surfing the internet). “But I’m learning about writing, so it counts,” you tell yourself. No it doesn’t, fellow scribes. The only thing that counts when you’re supposed [...]

When you send story ideas or book proposals, you don’t want to drown in the slush pile. New research reveals one way to get people to remember your writing - and it’s a tried-and-true literary technique. 
First, though, a quip for writers: 
“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: [...]

Here are a few hints on pitching fresh, unexpected, interesting story ideas to magazines. 
“The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.” - John Steinbeck. 
To believe in your writing, you have to [...]

Even Stephen King needs to write introductions that grab readers - though it may come naturally for him now. For the rest of us, here’s a “cheat sheet” for writing leads.
First, though, a writing quip from Sol Stein:
“Other [writers] find excuses for not writing at the same time every day, balk at re-revising incessantly, or excuse themselves because [...]

Feeling discouraged by rejections? Here’s 10 healthy, productive ways to cope. (By the way, the Rejected Freelancer’s Club isn’t a “real” writers group and there are no membership dues!).
First, a writing quip from professional freelancers:
“We think writers should stop placing so much emphasis on ‘rejections’,” writes Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell in The Renegade Writer. “They’re [...]

Here’s a successful query letter - it’s how I pitched the first article I ever sold to Reader’s Digest. Even though I broke a couple of rules, I won the assignment and still write for them regularly. (Click the book cover for more information about writing successful query letters).
But first, a quip for freelance writers [...]