I am as much a writer as I am white, or female, or anything else that I was born into. From the moment I could string letters together coherently, I was writing essays: A day in the life of the family Doberman, what our summer cottage meant to me, a letter to my best friend [...]

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Sorry to scare you, but it is. Which means you’re going to need extra money for all those annoying holiday incidentals. And if you freelance, times will be lean from mid-December to mid-January, as clients are focusing on their own holiday events.
Have you ever thought about writing an e-book? No, not fiction. They don’t sell [...]

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I had a strange and somewhat amusing situation with a potential client a few weeks ago I thought I would share with you.
I had applied for a website content gig, through Craigslist if I remember correctly. I heard back from the client later the same day, and she seemed really excited to get things going. [...]

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A hectic day loaded with media led me to be a bit off my game yesterday. I left the apartment without my front door key. Oops.
So after taping a TV show, shooting a tax protest, lunching over policy and beer, I headed home. Only I wouldn’t be getting inside anytime soon. Damn. Solution? Starbucks. I [...]

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The only thing freelancers and web workers seem to be talking about this week is the launch of Naomi Dunford’s Online Business School. It’s like the toy all the cool kids are getting for Christmas, only Christmas was apparently yesterday.
Have I bought it? No, not yet. Trying to scrape up the dosh.
Do I want it? [...]

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Ugh. Thank heaven that Tuesday is my slow day, because I am as sick as the proverbial dog. My head is all fuzzy and everything I write has eleventy-billion typos that need fixing cause I can’t control my fingertips.
What if today were a Thursday, my busiest day? What if I didn’t have the option of [...]

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Ever wanted to start that business? Ever wanted to make a go of your freelance gig, but couldn’t bring yourself to quit your dayjob?
Well, what if your magical guardian came along and handed you a business?
Men with Pens is hosting the Sticky Business Contest, one of the best blogosphere contests of the year for people [...]

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Freelancers often just throw themselves out there, using their words as bait, hoping for a big fish.
In Jennifer Mattern’s Web Writer’s Guide, she details how to draft a business plan for yourself as a freelance writer.
Included in the list of things your plan should cover:

Your goal
Your mission
Your target market
Budget
Income projections

I will admit that before reading [...]

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