February 14 can be a source of writing inspiration and blog traffic – if you can think of interesting ideas to write about! These tips for blogging on Valentine’s Day will take you a step beyond the same old articles about “romantic gift ideas” or “tips for saying ‘I love you’ on Valentine’s Day” (not [...]

Finding great article ideas to pitch to magazine editors is one of the most challenging parts of being a freelance writer. But, if you can master the craft of finding the best article ideas, you’ll earn a good living from writing! Here, freelance writer Susan Johnston of The Urban Muse shares five tips for finding article [...]

Before you can capture readers with your words and voice, you must write an effective title! Whether you’re writing magazine articles, blog posts, school essays, or a book – your best title makes readers drool with anticipation.
“Fewer than 10 little words, but so many headaches,” says freelance writer Sara Bimmel. “Why is writing a title so difficult? It could be the pressure to [...]

These quick tips for writing a long or short author bio for magazine articles, book contributions, or book proposals are at the tweeted request of a fellow writer. I love getting requests – please feel free to ask me questions about writing!
As synchronicity would have it, a different author emailed me the very same day and asked [...]

Halloween can be a great source of blog traffic or article ideas – if you can think of things to write about. These eight ideas for blog posts or magazine articles at Halloween go beyond the same old same old costumes, craft ideas, scary movies, etc…these ideas should prime the old Halloween pump for unusual twists on the usual nightmares!
Before [...]