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How to Earn a Living as a Freelance Writer

How to Earn a Living as a Freelance Writer

These tips will help you earn a living as a freelance writer – or help you determine if you can earn a living as a freelance writer! Getting paid to write depends on many factors, including how you define “freelance writer” and what you’re willing to do to succeed! Before the tips, a quip: “The first step to making a lot [...]

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How to Write an Introduction – Examples of Leads That Hook Readers

How to Write an Introduction – Examples of Leads That Hook Readers

Knowing how to write an introduction will make writing easier! These examples of leads that hook readers are from published writers – they’re from Between Interruptions: 30 Women Tell the Truth About Motherhood. Before the tips, a quip: “Think of everything that happens at the very beginning of a story: The reader makes decisions about the [...]

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For a Profitable Writing Career – 10 Steps to Making Money as a Freelance Writer

For a Profitable Writing Career – 10 Steps to Making Money as a Freelance Writer

Making a living as a freelance writer - building a profitable writing career - is possible, especially if you learn from successful writers! These are the steps I took to make money writing; I’ve been earning a solid living as a writer for three years (and I started out in the slowest economy ever!). Before the tips, a quip: “Imitation is the [...]

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