How do aspiring or successful writers know when it’s time to give up on their goal of writing the book, selling the article, getting published, or earning a living as a freelance writer? Sometimes giving up on your writing dreams is the smartest, healthiest thing to do…but the trick is know if it’s time to change your [...]

Writers with extroverted personality traits tend to spend more time with friends and family – especially when compared to introverts! Here are seven tips for increasing writing productivity for extroverts (although people with introverted personalities are welcome to use these tips, too ).
Before the tips, a quip:
“Write only if you cannot live without [...]

Do you dream of earning money writing for magazines – making money as a freelance writer? These seven signs that writing is the career for you are based on characteristics of successful freelancers. If you say “yes” to most of these signs of successful writers, then perhaps you can make mony writing!
First, here’s a tip about [...]

These personality traits of successful writers prove that you need more than talent and good ideas to succeed as a freelancer! To persevere after constant rejections and keep pitching into the editorial abyss, you need personality traits that go beyond talent and creativity. I’ve rounded up a few qualities of successful writers – and they apply to freelancers, hobbyists, bloggers, or published authors.
First, a [...]

These writing tips from JK Rowling’s success are from guest author and published author, William Meikle.
“Fantasy fiction is big business, and many authors are trying hard to break in,” says Meikle. “The burning question on all their lips is, ‘How did JK Rowling do it?’ And the answer to that is pretty simple. She gave the [...]

If you’re wondering about writing full-time, here are six drawbacks of a freelance writing career. These tips aren’t meant to scare you away from writing — they should prepare you to be a successful writer!
Before the tips, check out this poem from Ray White, co-editor of How I Got Published:
The Publication Blues
I’ve queried and networked, [...]

To be a successful freelance writer, you need to treat writing like a business, not a hobby or pleasant pastime! Never forget that you’re an entrepreneur — someone who has to work hard to sell services or products – not just a hobbyist writer.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Publishing is a business, and aspiring writers who take the time and expend [...]

If you wanna be a successful writer, you should practice different types of writing. Have you entered your writing in contests? Here are seven things to do when you didn’t win… 
Before the tips, a quip:
“To research this book, I entered exactly 80 contests in 18 months, but only achieved three First Prizes, one Second Prize, and [...]

These tips for overcoming writer’s block are from experienced freelance writers, successful novelists, and writing coaches. Did you know that some writers don’t believe in writer’s block or finding “The Muse”? Other writers not only believe in it, they’re paralyzed by it. Whether or not you buy into the “writer’s block” theory – you’ll find practical tips for [...]

I didn’t realize the importance of finding the best place to write your book until I gathered info for Freelance Writing Tips From Published Authors and Successful Writers. These tips about your environment can seriously increase your writing productivity!
Before the tips, a quip:
“In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.” [...]