Building a writing career turned out to be work. The image of me sitting around just writing amazing words flew out the window the moment I realized that getting paid had to be a priority. I had to change the way that I was coming at the writing and begin to view it as a business not just as activity. Building a Writing Business 1. Start with a plan. I encourage others to create a writing plan he same steps that are used for building a business plan. I encouraged others but never took the time to actually sit down and get all of the pieces together. It was time to stop just encouraging others and get things in order for my own writing career. 2. Take one step at a time. There are SO many directions for building a writing career. Trying to go all of those directions at …Click Here to continue
Dream a Little Dream
I had a dream when I was younger to be a writer. My mom encouraged me to a point and subscribed me to some writing magazines. The first rejection letter sent me spiraling away from my dream. The comments about never making a living as a writer helped speed things …Click Here to continue
5 Tools for Platform Building Success
Building anything requires having the right tools. My husband and I purchased our home in the fall of 1995 and all we owned was a chainsaw and a hammer. We managed to do a lot of the work on the house with those two tools, although nothing was perfect and …Click Here to continue
So You Want to Be a Freelance Writer – The Beginning
Writing for a living requires working at writing every day. There will be an investment of time, energy and focus to grow that writing career to the desired success. Beginning the Journey to a Writing Career “I would love to do what you do.” People often respond to my telling …Click Here to continue
Challenge the Ordinary to Discover Writing Success
Building a successful writing career requires a desire to challenge the way things are in order to get a place where you want to be. Nothing is ever accomplished with dreams alone. I have to put force behind the dreams to drive them to reality. Five Dos that Challenge the …Click Here to continue
Driving Towards a Deadline
Deadlines can push me to be more or they can crush me with the help of procrastination. I have discovered that putting things off until they can no longer be put off will not make me better – even it if does get my adrenaline pumping. It will often make …Click Here to continue
Believe in Writing Success
“Whether you think you can or you think you cannot, you are right.” – Henry Ford. Mr. Ford knew what he was talking about when he made that statement. Belief dictates the reality of life. If I believe the sky is green, then for me the sky is green. It …Click Here to continue
Finding Your Core Audience
“Know the person that you are targeting for your marketing efforts.” The advice should have guided me to focus my efforts, but it left me floundering to find a direction. Some people may be able to see the individual that will be reading their books, but that is one thing …Click Here to continue
Act Now to Become a Writer
Nothing happens until something happens. My dream for years was to be a writer. I thought about writing and even wrote about writing in my journal. That was as close as I came to writing. And then something happened. I picked up the local paper and saw that they were …Click Here to continue
13 Weeks to Grow a Writer
Growing into a successful writer takes work and determination. The more people that wade into the pond, the more challenging the journey. Learning the ABC’s of writing can give you the edge to reach that success. For the next 13 weeks, Successful Freelance Writer will be focusing on providing the …Click Here to continue
Building an Ally Army
Friends may be a lot of fun to have around, but they are not the ones that tend to actively promote your writing career (of course there are always those exceptions to the rule). One of the tasks for this year will be to mount an army of support that …Click Here to continue
