Is there a better feeling in the world than writing “The End” in your manuscript? It’s a moment to be celebrated: you’ve done it. You’ve written and completed an entire book. Not everyone can say they have. But you’re not finished. No, not even after you wrap up your self-edits. It’s time to pass your […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Explore all options when considering where and how to publish your writing.Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash; Edited by the author World Book Day was last Friday. Created by the United Nations, the annual celebration of books falls on April 23. It’s an ode to writers, books, and international copyrights. Yeah. It’s a […]
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A few years back, I was planning baby steps to transition towards full-time freelance writing. At the time, I was working a monotonous day job in real estate content marketing and freelance writing on the side on weeknights and weekends. My quest for anchor clients My main strategy was securing a handful of anchor clients […]
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The learnings I took from one of my favorite fantasy moviesPhoto by Colton Sturgeon on Unsplash Nothing is what it seems in Middle-Earth. One day you can almost enjoy a full hour of undisturbed sleep, another day you run away from orcs as fast as you can. As my fingertips begin to type, I know that writing […]
Continue readingWhat are the most lucrative freelance writing niches? Common guesses might be website copy, direct response or celebrity ghostwriting. But time for money, I’d bet longform content at least belongs in the top three. By longform content, I’m specifically talking about white papers and case studies. In digital marketing parlance, these are considered “bottom of […]
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I absolutely adore the English language with all of its ups and downs, twists and turns, astounding hyperboles and alliterative inclinations. And let’s not forget the puns! However, it’s no secret that the language can be a tad… discombobulating for new students, anyone who’s learning English as a second language, and native speakers alike. To […]
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MI5 has come in from the cold and joined Instagram. The UK’s intelligence agency has decided to throw off its invisibility cape and go IG official in the name of “being more open.” Announcing the decision in the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, MI5 boss Ken McCallum beat every commentator to the lowest hanging fruit, writing, […]
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Even wondered what it’s like getting bitten by an animal? As you can imagine, there are animals that bite hard to defend themselves or as a form of an attack. However, not all animals are capable of biting with force, and can end up giving more of a suckle than a bite. And then there’s […]
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Write NowHow a mother helped her daughter to become a published author by age sevenPhoto courtesy of Rowena Roberts Editor’s note: This is the second mother-daughter pair featured in Write Now. The first, Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao, explored writing a memoir together. Rowena and her daughter seven-year-old daughter, Maddie, developed a creativity-journal for kids. […]
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We’re all in need of a little pick-me-up from time to time. Some of us are exhausted, demotivated, burned out, and we’re finding precious few things to be happy about (well… besides junk food…). The world’s so full of darkness after all. But life’s got plenty of wonderful things to bring us joy and make […]
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