Archive for the ‘Freelance Writing - General’ Category
Friday, December 30th, 2011
I am stealing this list of 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself from the Marc and Angel Hack Life blog. You can read the full list with insightful commentary here.
30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
Stop spending time with the wrong people.
Stop running from your problems.
Stop lying to yourself.
Stop ...
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Being debated on Ontario Today (CBC Radio): Would hockey be hockey without fighting? Don't know if my email will be read, but here's what I sent:
Hockey without fighting would most definitely be hockey.It would be an incredibly skilful game. I all but stopped watching hockey in 1972, when Canada used ...
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Make a resolution to ignite your freelance writing business starting in January! Panelists David Hayes, Camilla Cornell and IJ Schecter will share their Secrets of Success on Tues Jan 17 in Toronto.
Register online.
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Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Must read: the NY Times review of FREE RIDE: How Digital Parasites Are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back -
“No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money,” Samuel Johnson declared. As the Internet is destroying the business model that has historically ...
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
Writers Earning a Living: Alternate Revenue Sources
PWAC Toronto panel talk and discussion
So what else do writers do (to earn a living)? Writing, editing, PR, training, teaching, TV commentary… baking cupcakes? Freelance writers often become generalist. Does that make them failures? Or are they following their bliss? Learn how to be ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
I teach the online version of The Freelance Writing Business every semester for the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, and I have created three YouTube videos for the course. If you are interested in the business of freelance writing, you might find the second and third video of ...
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Now that I've published 12 Amazon Kindle books, a few people have asked me when I'll be updating my Print on demand: Self-publishing getting started primer to include a section on e-books, particularly Kindle and ePub books. Instead of an update, here is a (non-technical) post on e-books, focused on ...
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Overview:
A number of people have asked why I'm posting the contents of my second best selling book, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing" (my best selling book is How To Write A Non-fiction Book In 60 Days). I've been a freelance writer for 20+ years. I've learned a ...
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Chapter 22: Additional Query Letters. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 22: Additional Query Letters
The query letters below were used successfully to garner article assignments. They are reprinted with permission of various members of the Professional Writers Association of Canada ...
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Chapter 21: Copyright and Business Issues. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 21: Copyright and Business Issues
Since the development of the Worldwide Web, copyright has become a major issue for freelance writers. Remember that you sell publications first X serial ...
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