Archive for the ‘Freelance Writing - General’ Category
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
I was interviewed by Nate Hendley on motivation and freelance writing for his blog on artistic motivation -- www.motivatetocreate.com.
Here is a bit of the interview. It continues on Nate's blog:
What motivates you to write? Is it the promise of money, fame, power, recognition, self-fulfillment or something else?
I was seven ...
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Friday, April 20th, 2012
Mini review: Motivate to Create: A Guide for Writers, by Nate Hendley
Over the past several years, Nate Hendley has vacillated between full-time staff writer at media outlets and freelance writing. In addition, he has written 10 non-fiction books. In other words, Nate is one heck of a motivated writer.
While motivation ...
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Friday, April 13th, 2012
When it comes to writing and editing services, there is no 'one rate fits all' rate. Yet many clients want cost certainty--and I don't blame them--so you have to give them a quote. Unfortunately, too many writers and editors are blind-folded and playing pin the quote on the client - ...
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Saturday, March 24th, 2012
Based on my book, Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing, I teach The Freelance Writing Business: periodicals and corporate markets online for University of Toronto continuing education students, Freelance for Periodicals: Newspaper and Magazines online for Humber College and several email-based freelance writing courses for private students. Towards ...
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Whether you are a staff writer, a freelance writer writing for periodicals or corporate clients, or someone who writes fiction or non-fiction books, you will get feedback. Every writer, unless they are writing in a vacuum, gets feedback before his or her work goes out. I'd go so far as ...
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
At last night’s IABC/Toronto Professional Independent Communicators (PIC) meeting, Cathy Ledden and I shared secrets of our business and marketing success. Our chat was captured in a profusion of tweets that you can now read online here.
Here are a few sample tweets:
Cathy notes: Many design budgets cut with recession, but ...
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Motivation is the strange life-force that compels people to achieve or do things, be it row across an ocean, build the world’s tallest tower or write a book.
The blog Motivate to Create examines the subject of artistic motivation, specifically for writers but more generally for creators of any medium. ...
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Simple ways to avoid cyber attacks
Lynn Hargrove,
Director of Consumer Solutions,
Symantec Canada
Despite a growing sophistication among hackers and scammers in their ability to steal and exploit personal and corporate information, there is a low sense of urgency among small and medium businesses to take proactive protective measures.
In a 2011 survey, Symantec ...
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
"Everyday I'm Hustlin'" is a solid overview article on becoming your own boss:
Have you ever thought about creating your own job? ... For many types of work, it’s possible to shop your skills around for short-term work as an independent service provider — a freelancer or consultant. You’d be ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
I was one of several people interviewed for article on working at home: "Be Your Own Boss But Say "No" to Pajamas". The article appears online in Possibilities: Toronto's Online Employment Resource Centre
Be Your Own Boss But Say "No" to Pajamas
JOWITA BYDLOWSKA, Staff Writer
Working from home is perhaps the most ...
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