writer’s living
5 Poverty Traps of Good Writers
So you’re a good writer. That’s great. Is that earning you any money? Being able to write well and earning money from it are two entirely different things. It would be nice if fortune followed the talent or hard work, but alas. Fortune follows the smarts and execution. You can be a so-so writer who [...]
5 Ways to Get Better Freelance Writing Clients
You don’t have to be the best writer to make a living writing, but you do have to get paid for what you do write. Even a great writer can starve, if she doesn’t know how to land paying work. Earning more money can be as simple as changing how you go about getting work. [...]
4 Reasons Why You Still Need a Printed Book, Even if You Have An Ebook
I self-published my first book way back in 2002, when ebooks weren’t an option and printing on your own wasn’t cheap. I eventually landed a book deal but never left my self-publishing roots, as I decided to continue to self-publish, even with a book deal. Today, as I prepare for the release of my next [...]
How to Raise Your Rate as a Freelance Magazine or Newspaper Writer
Sometimes, hard work is no indication of how much money you’ll earn or how successful you will be. I’ve seen, unfortunately, writer friends who work very hard to churn out articles for content mills and low-paying publications. Yet other writer friends may not work quite as hard but earn way more. This can certainly be [...]
How to Produce Freelance Story Ideas That Make Editors Love You
If you are a freelance newspaper or magazine writer, you are constantly in need of story ideas. As editorial budgets get squeezed and editors are making do with fewer staffers, the opportunities for freelancers are growing. After all, it’s a lot cheaper to buy a good story from a freelancer than it is to pay [...]
10 Ways to Get Along Better With Clients, Editors, and Others Who Buy Your Work
Landing a new client can be pretty exciting, but it can also be time-consuming and expensive. You’ve got to get to your marketing channels and beat those bushes. Place costly ads. Hang out on the social networks. Spend time chasing down leads. It’s an essential part of business and is great when it works. But [...]
Ready to Get Away From Low-Paying Writing Assignments?
The reality is that the reality is never the fantasy. I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was a kid. I dreamed that I would write in a rickety, old frame house and do my best to put peanut butter and tuna on the table for two kids. I’d bang out great pieces on [...]
Turn Any Book Into Multiple Income-Producing Products
Many authors write a book and expect an audience to find it. As a result, their sales are disappointing — most likely, dismal. You can’t think book writing is a Field of Dreams and all you have to do is build it and they will come. They won’t know it’s there. They won’t know what [...]
How to Publish a Book to Grow Your Business
If you are in a service business, you need a book. That’s because a book can: Outline your expertise Allow you to discuss your target clients’ pain points a way that helps them see you can solve the problem Become a key marketing tool to sell higher-priced products and services Many solopreneurs, sales professionals, small [...]
Nobody Reading Your Work?
For as connected as we are today, thanks to social media and the Internet, feeling isolated is not an uncommon state of mind. Many people collect hundreds or thousands of friends on Facebook or followers on Twitter or members of circles on Google +. Yet they feel a bit alone. Especially when it comes to [...]
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