I hurt my hand. I have done it before and I know the best remedy requires wrapping my left wrist and letting it rest for a couple of days. Most people think of the importance of their right hand – particularly if they are right-handed. Writers need both hands, or …Click Here to continue
Business of Freelance
Working for More than Money
My writing drive originated around becoming a published novelist. I could picture myself touring the country, talking on shows and signing books for adoring fans. The most important part of the dream was the large paycheck that would arrive in the account each year. Money matters. It pays the bills, …Click Here to continue
Set Your Writing Pay Scale
Freelance writing as a career requires knowing the value of YOUR written word. It only takes a few questions to begin to see where pay rates fall in the current writing market. I am worth a billion dollars. Just ask my children on a day when they are happy with …Click Here to continue
Platforms Brands and Community
First there were platforms and communities. Now we are told to build our brands. I love a good DIY project, but I feel stuck in a perpetual motion of building. My energy gets spent but the desired results for my writing and speaking career get missed. This morning started with …Click Here to continue
Dealing with the Outside Pressure
More money has to come in from my writing. I have to find a publisher for my novel. Now is the time for landing my agent. This deadline must be met yesterday. Writers put plenty of pressure on their shoulders. Having to also take on the added pressure and complaints …Click Here to continue
Make a Plan for Making Money Writing
The dream of developing a career as a writer almost always involves money in some form. Some writers dream of cashing in those big checks. Other writers just want to make a living doing the thing they love. No matter what amount of money makes up the target, there needs …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
Make Writing Connections
The last days of this year are ticking down, and the excitement for the New Year has already started building for me. My business plan for developing my writing career has kicked off in spades, with several eBooks already hitting the internet! The newsletters and giveaways on my blogs have …Click Here to continue
Give Content Away to Build Readers
Growing a website requires more than filling a page full of content. It takes creating a community where people WANT to come. I make those connections when I open up my heart and reveal the peace of my soul. It also comes when I choose to reach out and help …Click Here to continue
Beyond the Comfort Zone
Push past the place where you are right now. Taking action and taking chances will be the only way that you can ever take charge of your future. Then there is the cautious side of me that says “take the steady job and regular paycheck even it is not all …Click Here to continue
