Freelance Writing Tips to Encourage, Inspire and Motivate

Normal cannot exist in a home with three boys, four dogs and a crazy, outdoor cat – not to mention a husband. I work in the center of the chaos which adds to the unique qualities of my situation. The other night, my oldest son created a new game. He tied a plastic spider to [...]

Every writer that has ever wanted to be a success needs to remember one simple idea: always persist at getting better at what you do. That one concept can carry anyone, from the athlete to the executive, to the highest levels in the field. Maurilio Amorim over at the A Group reminded me of that [...]

Setting prices as a freelancer scares many writers. Entrepreneurs in all fields that have to ask for pay for services often struggle to put a value on those services. This Wednesday we are wandering over to Freelance Folder where Laura Spencer has done a thorough job of providing a map for freelancers to develop a [...]

Wednesdays are going to be days that I take to wander around the internet and stop in at those websites for writers that catch my eye. My blog feed pours out amazing wisdom every day and I could spend the whole day visiting these great sites (and not getting anything else done). On the flip [...]

The Christian Writers Forum offers great encouragement, support and wisdom to writers at all levels. It always amazes me when other writers turn to me for some of that wisdom. I have been a writer for just over five years now, but I still feel like I am only beginning the journey. Questions from One [...]

“Are you THE Kathryn Lang – the one that writes for that paper?” My husband’s groan could not be heard, but I could see it written all over his face. He sat helplessly as my head began to swell. “Yes, that’s me.” “I love what you write.” The one compliment would have made my day. [...]

Posting on my own websites have not been the priority as of late. My husband started a second shift job and I have simply been trying to survive. Have you ever been there? Falling off the face of the planet hurts any writer. Several years ago I was an avid reader of Steven King. He [...]

A successful blog must have a high number of visitors each day. A successful blog must have consistent, quality content. A successful blog must have a strong design that keeps the visitors around and brings them back. And a successful freelance writer MUST have a successful blog. My journey as a writer began long before [...]

Being exceptional requires pushing beyond the expected. Reaching a level of extraordinary comes from the dedication to stretch beyond the normal. If I want to have the level of success that I desire in my writing then I have to be willing to go beyond what I am doing at this moment. Choose to Raise [...]

The successful freelance writer can get so caught up in doing the same ole same ole that she misses the fine line. That happened to me just the other day. I got a project request that touched on a subject near and dear to my heart so I jumped on it. There was plenty of [...]