May 30, 2019
Do you love your existing clients? Everything else being equal,
somebody you’ve already worked with is more likely to give you new
work than somebody who’s never heard of you. Freelance writers
often lament not knowing the “right people” while overlooking the
clients we’ve worked with in the recent past....
May 24, 2019
Hearing another writer’s conundrum can be quite revealing. Even when the specifics are different, you’ll often recognize an aspect of the problem that’s very familiar, and you’ll be able to see how the coaching applies to yourself as well.
Today we address these questions from listeners:
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May 16, 2019
In some important ways, it doesn’t matter what your job is when somebody you care about dies. In today’s episode, we look at ways you can use writing to process your emotions and communicate love and loss, or to support somebody else who is in mourning. We also discuss the practical challenges of freelancing while...
May 9, 2019
Freelancers want to write for foreign publications for multiple reasons: access to larger or more engaged audiences so that your stories have more impact, higher income, and the thrill of a new challenge.
I’ve written stories for publications in the US, as well as in South Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Australia,...
May 2, 2019
You’ve completed your article, your editor received it, and now … silence. Are you thinking that the silence means that the editor hates it and wants to kill it? Or do you figure no news is good news and send a new story idea?
If you’re a freelancer with a high pitch acceptance rate and who delivers clean copy,...