Archive for Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
Interview Request – People With Jobs Needed for Quips and Tips Blog
Do you have a job, and can I feature you in a short article about it? I’m starting my sixth Quips and Tips blog, called Quips and Tips From the Working World. And, I need to interview people who work for a living (which means you — unless you’re extremely lucky!). This new Quips and Tips blog focuses on jobs and careers. [...]
4Sep2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 8 comments | ContinuedBusiness Books for Writers – A Writing Career Vs “I Want to Write”
These business books for writers will help you build a writing career and take you from “I want to write” to earning a living with your words! Every month I make more money as a freelance writer and blogger, because I treat writing like a business. Being businesslike about writing includes a steady diet of books for [...]
2Sep2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | ContinuedNiche Market Writers – 5 Reasons to Specialize in Freelance Writing
If you’re not a niche market writer, you may be cheating yourself out of writing jobs! These reasons to specialize in freelance writing are from professional writer Frances Bula, who recently spoke at the Magazine Writers’ Craft Fair in Vancouver, BC. Before the tips, a quip: “The media is a place where you can create [...]
26Aug2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 4 comments | ContinuedThe Best Job Boards for Freelance Writers – Find Writing Work
Here’s a list of the ten best job boards for freelance writers, from a guest blogger who knows how difficult it can be to find writing work! She’s done the groundwork; all you need to do is surf these writing sites for work… Before the tips, a quip: “The two most engaging powers of an [...]
24Aug2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | ContinuedWhen You Get a Freelance Writing Assignment – Steps for Writers
When you get a freelance writing assignment, do a happy dance! Then get to work. These ten steps for writers will help you write an excellent feature article and ensure the editor gives you more assignments. Before the tips, a quip: “Successful magazine writers have the skills fo a news reporter and the gifts of a [...]
24Aug2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Let Go of Your Past – A “Quips and Tips” eBook
My third “Quips and Tips” ebook is about letting go of your past; it’s based on my most popular article on Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals (“How to Let Go of Someone You Love”). Every day, that article gets hundreds of hits – and it barely skims the surface of letting go of your [...]
19Aug2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Edit Another Writer’s Writing – 7 Editing Tips
How do you edit another writer’s writing? Not by following the Golden Rule! (“Do unto other writers…”) These editing tips will help you edit someone else’s writing and help you ask other writers to edit your own work — and the first tip explains why writers should avoid the Golden Rule. Before the tips, a quip: [...]
17Aug2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 4 comments | Continued10 Book Writing Tips From Published Book Authors and Freelancers
These book writing tips are from published book authors, freelance copywriters, and bloggers. Fellow scribes, don’t yawn because you’ve heard these tips before! Instead, I challenge you to actually apply each tip when you’re writing your book. Before the tips, a quip: “Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. [...]
10Aug2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | ContinuedThe Best Freelance Writing Job for Writers – Blogging for Dollars
Blogging is the best freelance writing job for writers, but it’s not easy as pie! These “blogging for dollars” tips will help writers who are struggling with freelancing or writing novels, and need a change. Here’s why and how I leapt from full-time freelance writing for magazines to full-time blogging and how much money I make — [...]
3Aug2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 6 comments | Continued4 Reasons Writers Don’t Write – Goal Setting Tips for Writers
When writers pinpoint the reasons they don’t write, they’re motivated to write more! These goal setting tips for writers are inspired by a writer on Twitter… “Yea, that’s why I hate summer,” says @ProcrastWriter. “I always feel so messed up and un-centered in the summer. I’m a fall and winter person for sure.” Me too! [...]
29Jul2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued
