Category Archives: Writers
What to Do When a Relationship Goes Sour
In spite of everyone’s best intentions, sometimes a working relationship simply doesn’t work. You may not be able to agree on a message or content, you may have differing opinions on how to present something or you may simply feel … Continue reading
Building Clients Through Word-of-Mouth
Word-of-mouth marketing is a powerful tool. Particularly in today’s world where it’s so easy to pass along information, word-of-mouth marketing can make or break your business. When you’re first starting your business, you can’t reasonably expect to get a lot … Continue reading
Workshop for Freelance Writing in the Digital Age
As a professional writer, it’s important to me to hone my craft. I constantly read books about writing; from freelance writing to novel writing, and even marketing. I’ve noticed that most books about freelance writing are outdated, and focus only … Continue reading
The Power of Scrivener
To continue in the vein of great tools on the Mac, I’ve been playing with a new (to me) piece of software that I predict is going to revolutionize the way I work on lengthy projects: Scrivener. As a freelance … Continue reading
Notes on Switching to a Mac for Business Applications
My laptop finally died yesterday (I don’t recommend Toshiba – I’ve had a host of problems with my former laptop from Day 1, and apparently there are a lot of known issues with my model) so I was left with … Continue reading
Ethical Questions for Writers
As professional writers, each one of us must determine what we will and will not write in return for pay. As a freelancer, there are times when I take projects that I don’t particularly want to do in order to … Continue reading