The downside of making money as a writer or blogger is paying income taxes; to ease your pain come April, here are eight ways for working writers and bloggers to get their taxes organized. This is important, fellow scribes, because the sooner you treat freelance writing like a business, the more money you’ll earn as a writer (and the [...]

According to reader response on my articles about bookkeeping and finances, writers and bloggers are hungry for ways to earn more money! These ideas for making a living as a writer are from experienced freelancers…with a sprinkle of suggestions from yours truly….
Before the tips, a quip:
“A writer should say to himself, not, ‘How can I get more money?’, but ‘How [...]

Building a writing business career isn’t all about luck or good timing (though that helps!). These tips for working freelance writers will increase the chances of business success…
Before the tips, a quip: 
“I hear people say they’re going to write. I ask, when? They give me vague statements,” says successful writer Natalie Goldberg. “Indefinite plans get [...]

To earn a living as a freelance writer, you need to keep winning article assignments! These tips for working with magazine editors will help ensure you’re always working on either a feature article, a research short, or even just a sidebar. Either way, you’ll be making money writing.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Almost anyone can be an author; the [...]

Making money as a freelance writer is possible, even for new writers, even in a struggling economy! These tips for supporting yourself as a writer from professiona, experienced, employed writers, and they can catapult you from struggling wordsmith to professional writer!
Before the tips, a quip:
“In baseball, you get only three swings and you’re out,” says playwright Neil Simon. “In [...]