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The 100-Person Rule: Why You Shouldn't Try to Help Everyone
goinswriter.com Dec 12, 2019
Im calling it a rule, but really its an idea: What would your life look like if you could only have an impact on a handful of people? What would you do differently in your work if you couldnt help everyone? This next year, Im answering that...
Professional Writing Win: How A Young Writer Ramped to $5K a Month
www.makealivingwriting.com Dec 11, 2019
When I started professional writing as a freelancer, things were hard. Id just graduated high school and needed a remote job, so I started freelancing. But after working for a year, I was only making $800 a month. I thought professional writing...
Critique: 10 Ways to Write a Better First Chapter Using Specific Word Choices - Helping Writers Become Authors
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Dec 9, 2019
The one thing all writers are trying to do is write a better first chapter. First chapters are do-or-die territory. We know this as writers because we know this as readers. Most of us make our reading choices after scanning the first few paragraphs...
How to Be a Freelance Writer: 8 Tips for a Mindset Makeover
www.makealivingwriting.com Dec 8, 2019
If you want to learn how to be a freelance writer, whats your game plan for bad days, self-doubt, and lack of motivation? Hows your mindset? Optimistic or doomed to fail? If youre the latter (even once in a while), those little thoughts that...
7 Benefits to Creating Video Content for Blog Engagement and SEO
writetodone.com Dec 5, 2019
How video content has revolutionized the marketing of products and services is for everyone to see. Videos are not a recent invention, but they have today increased in their power to attract and engage more than ever before. According to a recent...
What Is an Epilogue? And Is It Okay to Use One in YOUR Book?
thewritepractice.com Dec 4, 2019
You know youve seen it at the end of a book, but what does it mean? What is an epilogue actually? Why not just call it, Last Chapter? Who thought up this word, Epilogue, anyway? And if youre a writer, should you end your book with an...
The Hero's Journey: How to Write the Return With the Elixir
thewritepractice.com Dec 4, 2019
The time has come to pen the ending of your Heros Journey. But you might be thinking, I hate endings! For some writers, this is a painful truth of storytelling. Finding the right ending or rather, any suitable ending can feel impossible....
Tired of Junk Job Boards? Pitch These 10 Hand-Picked Writing Jobs
www.makealivingwriting.com Dec 4, 2019
If youre looking for writing jobs online, theres a good chance youre sifting through a pile of junk. Does this sound familiar? You search for writing jobs and freelance work online and turn up stuff like: If youre using made-for-the-masses...
17 Eco-Friendly Gifts for Writers This Christmas - Helping Writers Become Authors
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Dec 2, 2019
If youre like me, you may have already spent a lot of time this year searching eco-friendly gifts for writers or eco-friendly gifts for book lovers. If you found the available suggestions a little wanting, never fear. This year, I have a...
Health Insurance for Freelancers: 17 Smart Options + Creative Solutions
www.makealivingwriting.com Dec 1, 2019
Trying to figure out health insurance for freelancers? Enrollment time for many plans is right now. The choices can be confusingand expensive. But decent health insurance for freelancers doesnt have to be a pipe dream. With the explosion of the...
Black Friday Special: 25% off the Outlining Your Novel Workbook Software - Helping Writers Become Authors
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Nov 29, 2019
This Black Friday weekend, you can use the code OUTLINE to grab my Outlining Your Novel Workbook software at a special holiday discount of 25% its normal price of $40. As a reader of my blog, you can access a special 25% discount code for my...
The Write Practice Pro Review: Does this Online Writing Workshop Actually Work?
thewritepractice.com Nov 26, 2019
How do you write beautiful, award-worthy books and short stories? One of the best ways is to join an online writing workshop, a collection of other writers who can give your writing feedback so that you can make your chapters, stories, and...
How to Choose the Right Antagonist for Any Type of Story - Helping Writers Become Authors
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Nov 25, 2019
Heres how to choose the right antagonist for your story. You know If I Didnt Have Youthat song John Goodman and Billy Crystal belt out at the end of Monsters, Inc.? Its this total bromance duet about the undying friendship of our two favorite...
Crazy Schedule? 9 Writer-Recommended Tools for Time Management
www.makealivingwriting.com Nov 24, 2019
How are your time management skills as a freelance writer? If youre in a constant frenzy trying to keep up with clients, deadlines, marketing, and everything else on your to-do list, youre not alone. Your work day ever look like this? Check...
Writing Workshop: Can a Workshop Help You Become a Better Writer?
thewritepractice.com Nov 22, 2019
How do you write beautiful, award-winning novels, memoirs, and short stories? One tried-and-true way is through a writing workshop, a program with other writers who can give encouragement, feedback, and support as you write, edit, and publish your...
The Hero's Journey: How to Write the Resurrection
thewritepractice.com Nov 21, 2019
Ultimately, heroes confront death. They rise against the most powerful villains and the worst sources of evil imaginable. And on their journeys, they often suffer the consequences of tangling with these bad guys. But not all heroic journeys require...
How to Deal with your Writing Anxiety: 6 Smart Tips that Work
writetodone.com Nov 21, 2019
Writing is required in almost every sphere of our lives. From writing essays and research papers in college to blog posts, press releases, emails and reports for work even writing novels. It all boils down to how articulate you are in expressing...
Writer Websites That Rank Well: 8 Secrets of Top NYC Writers
www.makealivingwriting.com Nov 20, 2019
Freelance writers sometimes overlook a critical piece of advertising that can drive traffic, generate leads, and land assignmentswriter websites. Maybe youve got the basics like a home page, about page, and your portfolio. Maybe youre still...
How to Overcome Fear as a Writer and Embrace Your Profound Courage - Helping Writers Become Authors
helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Nov 18, 2019
Long ago, someone gave me a birthday card that said Fearless. For many years, I tacked it on my bulletin board above my desk. Even now, its one of the few cards Ive ever saved. I kept it because while a part of me resonated with the idea that I...
Query Letter Workout: 15 Proven Tips to Write a Stronger Pitch
www.makealivingwriting.com Nov 17, 2019
Go aheadflex. Take a good look at your best writing assignments. Happy with your results? Feeling stuck? Or just starting out? If youre looking for ways to move up, earn more, and land better assignments as a freelance writer, theres always room...
Why Writers Should Travel: The 10 Best Cities for Writers to Travel To
thewritepractice.com Nov 14, 2019
How do you become a better creative writer? That was the question I was facing in my own life more than ten years ago. I wanted to be a writer, was even writing part-time for a local magazine, but I didnt know how to make my dreams of becoming a...
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