My first attempt at getting published happened while I was still in high school. The manuscript was typed and then mailed to a teen magazine. The rejection letter put up a brick wall on my creative daring that lasted almost twenty years. A mentor would have been a tremendous blessing. …Click Here to continue
The Learning Curve
Mistakes of a Freelance Writer
My launch into full-time freelance writer started in 2005. Six years later I am still trying to get my sea legs. The more I learn about freelance writing the more I understand that I need to discover. Top Mistakes Made as a Freelancer 1. Spending the money before the check …Click Here to continue
Cost of Self Publishing
Publishing on your own has probably never been easier or less expensive than right now. Some major publishing companies of branched off into the self-publishing arena. Book sellers also have publishing branches. To add to the interest in self-publishing, many of the larger companies have put most of the marketing …Click Here to continue
Dealing the Rejection as a Writer
Have you ever been picked last for something – or worse, not picked at all? The Director of Education approached me about teaching a class on Wednesday nights and I eagerly agreed. My husband has surgery the night of the first class, but he pushed to wake up so that …Click Here to continue
Counting the Cost (or How to Determine the Value of a Writing Job)
Gauging the value of a writing job requires looking at several different points. And some days each answer will have more importance than the next. In the end, you have to determine what is important in your freelance writing career to understand the value of a particular job. Some Questions …Click Here to continue
Missed Opportunity
Last week I wrote about the competition over at The Knight Agency. Last night, I prepared for the event by reviewing my three pages, creating a post to be cut and pasted and even setting three alarms. This morning, I pushed two wrong buttons that resulted in my post landing …Click Here to continue
Writing Challenge for November 28
Characters take a story to its ultimate end. Great characters result in great content – most of the time. The more I know about my character then the easier it will be to follow that character down the path of the story. How well do you know your characters? This …Click Here to continue
Which Path for Writing
Things have been crazy around my house these last few weeks. The more I think I know the less I understand. And just when I think I have it all settled, someone comes along and stirs everything back up. Why am I here? My church asked me to teach a …Click Here to continue
