Throughout history writers have searched high and low for sources of inspiration. Some authors have used their past experiences to fuel their writing, others a love interest, and still others their religious beliefs. Having a muse can fuel your creativity. For example, say you really like Merlin and you decide to let your imagination run […]
Category: Freelance Writing
Freelance Writing Tip #22: Marketing and Writing go Hand-in-Hand
One of the inherent values of understanding marketing, is that you’ll know which audience you are targeting your article, press release or essay for. By understanding what a client’s needs are, you will prevent miscommunication and rewrites. Entrepreneurial marketing (or small business marketing) can also help you with your self-promotional needs, as you create a […]
Freelance Writing Tip #21: Take Criticism
As a writer, you are a unique creature. While you are producing a product that can only be interpreted so many ways, you are also crafting materials for (or with) someone else with the intent of selling it somewhere down the road. If you intend to make money selling your work, you had better learn […]
Resumes & Portfolios for Writers: Part Two
Before you’ve taken the time to build your writing resume, you’ll need to think about how you’d like to pull together a portfolio of your writing. While there are many, many different ways to do this, with a little bit of foresight and goal planning, you can put together a collection of your written works […]
Writing Exercises #1: Learning Word Conservation
One of the things that is extremely important to a modern writer’s style is something called “word conservation.” In other words, how can you say what you need to say in the fewest number of words possible? Most people understand word conservation intuitively; ask someone about any legal, insurance, or financial documents and you’ll hear […]