📝 This Week’s Goal: Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions.Photo by Paige Cody on Unsplash; Edited by the author Over the last few years, I’ve worked with several small businesses and nonprofit organizations. All are in their infancy and figuring things out. This can be a scary time for any business, but it can be especially […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Don’t “adapt” other people’s workPhoto by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash; Edited by the author The other day a prospective client approached me with an opportunity. They wanted an article writer to “adapt” content from other published blogs. “We provide the source material,” the client said. “You just adapt and submit for our blog.” […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Consider launching a newsletter to better connect with your audiencePhoto by Mathyas Kurmann on Unsplash; Edited by the author Today’s newsletter is a bit meta since we’re talking about, well, newsletters. I write and send out two newsletters a week, This Week In Writing and Eat Your Words. Each one is a joy […]
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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 […]
Continue reading📝 This Week’s Goal: Let us know what your biggest struggle as an online writer is.Photo by J W on Unsplash; Edited by the author The Writing Cooperative’s mission is clear: support and encourage writers. Jessica and I aim to unite writers worldwide and ensure they are equipped to grow in their craft. We’re working on something […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Cut out distractions and develop a writing streak. It’s no mistaking my love of Jerry Seinfeld. One of the first stories I published on Medium, From Seinfeld to Snapchat, was picked up by Backchannel and then acquired by Wired. Seinfeld’s career is marked with tremendous success and provides incredible insight into a […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Reassess our writing mindsets to make writing fun again Hey all, Margery Bayne here. Your friendly librarian by day and writer by night. You may know me from my series “The Short Of It” which is all about the writing and publishing of short stories. If not, hello! Outside my series, I […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Get to know your writerly self. Hi there my literary loves! On this version of Earth people know me as Emily Wilcox (or The Girl Obsessed with Biscuits™) but you will soon know me as Mrs Robert Pattinson, I can assure you. And what I am is what I think we all […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Learn from others to make more money as a freelance writer. Writing is a lot like following a recipe; there’s a lot of room for interpretation (unless you’re baking — follow that recipe to the letter!). Great cooks use a recipe for inspiration and add their own spin, making the dish distinctly their own. […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Celebrate your year in writing. 2020 might not have been the year we all expected. As we prepare for the ball to drop and usher in 2021, it’s worth taking a quick look back to the year that was. In January, our Facebook Group kicked off the year with the Embrace Your Weird […]
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