Make a Living Writing

JANUARY 2, 2025

Wondering if there are online magazines that pay decent freelance writing rates in 2025? In many niches, the demand for well-written articles and writers who know how to dig up solid research, interview sources, and hit tight deadlines is even greater than before the pandemic. You’re not the only one. USD a word. USD and $1.50

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Backlinko

MARCH 25, 2025

Check out our methodology below, or skip right to the “top blog niches of 2025. Now, let’s explore the top 25 blog niche ideas for 2025. Artificial Intelligence (AI) In a surprise to no one, AI is the #1 blog niche for 2025. CPC means you’ll need volume or creative monetization strategies to maximize revenue.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 3, 2025

You might get paralyzed by writers block or self-doubt. In this book, award-winning author and creative entrepreneur Joanna Penn takes you step-by-step through the process of writing, publishing, and marketing a successful non-fiction book. Available everywhere from 31 Jan 2025. But writing a book can also be hard.

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Kristi Hines

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Related: 40+ AI Conferences in 2024 – 2025 ∙ 31 AI Chatbots with 36 AI Models [INFOGRAPHIC] Businesses of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, utilize AI to boost employee productivity, improve customer service experiences, streamline processes, and accelerate growth. Do you need inspiration on how to use generative AI for work?

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Jane Friedman

JULY 9, 2024

In fact, I often encourage writers to put away their research notes in their first pass at drafting a new section. Fiction writer Matt Bell even argues that the first draft of the book is not the book at all, but rather an outline of the book. Focus instead on conveying to the reader what happened and why it is interesting.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As noted in a previous post , 2025 is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. In my work with writers who are revising, we focus on six pillars of revision: Story Question, Structure, Cause and Effect, Character, Curiosity, and Language. Photo by Book Hut Today’s post is by book coach Robin Henry.

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Express Writers

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We will explore the history of AI in content marketing, how content writers can use it today, and why humans will never be replaced by AI. This software won’t necessarily replace journalists or writers, but companies use the tools to share stories more quickly as they happen. How Does AI Generate Content?

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Jane Friedman

JULY 13, 2023

It had started as a daily writing prompt to celebrate National Poetry Month in April 2021, and I’d continued after that, sending newsletters two or three times a month with writing tips and revision exercises, interviews with writers and other creative types, and encouragement to keep writing. Martin’s in 2025.

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Buffer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Good B2B content gets to the point quickly According to Stephanie Trovato , a freelance B2B writer for well-known B2B companies, including Oracle, ADP, and Gartner, making good B2B content comes down to "reducing the noise." "  2.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

And if you've been thinking, you know, maybe 2025 is the year I write that book. We've even got an episode coming during this daily series on writer's blog. This is a big tip for nonfiction writers because especially if you've never written a book before, 'cause it can be so daunting to think, how do I get everything into a final form?

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

She's also an award-winning podcaster of the wonderful The Creative Penn Podcast , a creative entrepreneur and an international professional speaker. And I felt that even my creative process had changed. My own creative confidence is stronger and that comes through. And I put a lot more of that in there.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

B2B Freelance Writer Whether you’re a plumber, teacher, CPA, pilot, mechanic or musician, companies value your specialized knowledge. The market demand for B2B freelance writers is at an all-time high with companies growing their online presence. million by 2025. How does A Business Incubator Work [Video] 34.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

She’s also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. In the past, when people asked what I did at events or social things, I would say, ‘I’m Joanna Penn and I’m an author and podcaster, and I have a site helping writers, TheCreativePenn.’ I’m grateful to have her! Let me run. (2)

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Buffer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Good B2B content gets to the point quickly According to Stephanie Trovato , a freelance B2B writer for well-known B2B companies, including Oracle, ADP, and Gartner, making good B2B content comes down to "reducing the noise." "  2.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 22, 2024

How can you balance self-care with achieving your creative goals. In April 2020, back in pandemic times, I talked to poet and creative coach Mark McGuinness about how to stay creative in difficult times. You can find Mark on his podcasts, The 21st Century Creative , and poetry show, A Mouthful of Air. (2) It's all good.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

APRIL 24, 2025

You work hard as a freelance writer or editor to market yourself in a globally competitive workplace. Many first-time clients do not understand whats involved in the process of hiring a writer, ghostwriter, or editor. Put your creative talents to good use when speaking with clients. You buy ads, craft pitches, and place bids.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 1, 2024

2023 was a year of change, culminating in my 15-Year Pivot , and so 2024 will be a year of consolidation and optimization of my new creative and business processes — as well as writing and creating, plus surfing the wave of more change ahead. She’s also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 20, 2025

Plus, 7 Steps for How to Write Non-Fiction [ Reedsy Live replay ]; Publishing predictions for 2025 [ Draft2Digitals Self-Publishing Insiders ]; Creative and life challenges with me and Orna Ross [ Self-Publishing with ALLi ]; Death Valley – A Thriller , coming in March! Transcript of Interview with Kevin J.

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 3, 2025

At Aevitas Creative Management , agents from Erin Murphy Literary Agency – Erin Murphy , Ammi-Joan Paquette , Tricia Lawrence , Kevin Lewis , and Miranda Paul – will join along with their clients. At Writers House , David Moldawer joined as senior agent. Rios was previously a business affairs executive at UTA.

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Publishing Trends

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

At Scholastic , Julia Sabbagh was promoted to senior creative director licensing, proprietary, and Klutz. Vanessa Han was promoted to associate creative director. At Sourcebooks , Heather Hall has been promoted to manager of editorial production for Bespoke Publishing.

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Publishing Trends

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Writers House has promoted Sofia Bolido to assistant manager, global licensing. At Sourcebooks , Valeria Pierce has been promoted to executive director, retail marketing and creative services. Spotify partners with The Blacklist on a mental health grant award for fiction writers. The deadline to apply is July 8th, 2025.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 3, 2025

Luke: I was an English teacher in a high school for several years, under the illusions that it would be a creative thing to do because I've always been very creative. For the first couple of years, it actually was quite creative. It was really just a creative outlet. So let's just talk about it as a writer.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 12, 2024

Plus, join me and Orna Ross for a writing retreat near Dublin, Ireland 11-13 April 2025 [ More details here ; Kickstarter Rewards ] Today’s show is sponsored by Findaway Voices by Spotify, the platform for independent authors who want to unlock the world’s largest audiobook platforms. ” for women writers to find their voice.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 28, 2024

Thresholds coming in 2025 ; Some honest thoughts about the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival [ Charlotte Duckworth ]; OpenAI's SearchGPT ; and Signing Spearof Destiny pics. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Anna Sayburn Lane writes 1920s murder mysteries and contemporary thrillers, and is an award-winning short story writer.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 17, 2023

How can you combine multiple options for a more creatively satisfying — and profitable — author career? In the intro, Power Thesaurus and editing tips for audio ; How Writers Fail — Kris Rusch; Finishing energy ; Sidekick for Shopify ; Shadow Survey (please complete before 31 Aug 2023). Rachael Herron gives her tips.

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Publishing Trends

JULY 23, 2024

PEOPLE Hachette announced a series of promotions and realignments on July 15th that included: Running Press and Workman will combine into Workman Running Press Group as of January 1st, 2025. Shannon Fabricant is being promoted to publisher at Running Press , effective Jan 1st, 2025. Abrams has promoted Ashley Albert to managing editor.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 19, 2024

Creative Editions sees Beth Kephart as senior editor. DULY NOTED NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute (NYU API), an executive education program, inspired by the Yale Publishing Course , is now returning for a second year in 2025. API 2025 will be held on NYU’s Greenwich Village Campus from January 6-10, 2025.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

I've got book eight planned for mid-2025. Of course, I then attended Western Colorado University's Masters of Creative Writing Program taught by our mutual friend Kevin J. Not just for the money, but also for the creative expression, and the experience, and the other possibilities of being out there. Mark: For sure.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 6, 2025

They can be really useful, especially for beginning writers who are just starting to feel out what it takes to shape a plot or something like that. I think so many writing books use older books that I feel in many ways aren't so relevant to modern fiction writers. I did find formulas, they are out there. So it was partly my taste.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Shane Millar is the author of urban fantasy thrillers and craft guides for writers, as well as a story coach and editor. Joanna: Shane Millar is the author of urban fantasy thrillers and craft guides for writers, as well as a story coach and editor. It is not creative at all. Transcript of Interview with Shane Millar.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

APRIL 10, 2025

Freelance tech writers face a challenging but rewarding landscape. To meet this demand, tech writers must invest in the right research, writing, optimization, technical fluency, and project management tools. The modern tech writer operates at the intersection of information density and digital discoverability.

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ContentWriters

MARCH 14, 2025

Choosing the right content writing service can make or break your digital marketing strategy in 2025. Unlike individual freelancers, these agencies maintain networks of vetted writers and editors or in-house teams who work together to produce various types of content, from blog posts and landing pages to white papers and case studies.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Several years ago, I participated in National Novel Writing Month, a creative writing event known as NaNoWriMo. I joined hundreds of thousands of other writers around the planet who tackled the ambitious goal of completing a 50,000-word novel in thirty days. Today’s post is by author Elinor Florence. In one sense, I was successful.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 27, 2025

In the intro, Publishing leaders share 9 Bold Predictions for 2025 [ BookBub ]; OpenAI launches Operator [ The Verge ]; Bertelsmann (who own Penguin Random House) intends to work with OpenAI to expand and accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the media, services, and education sectors; Death Valley A Thriller.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

How can you use Kickstarter to help bring your creative vision into reality? Join the community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Oriana Leckert is the head of publishing at Kickstarter, as well as an author, freelance writer, editor, and consultant. So our mission is to bring creative projects to life. Oriana: Absolutely.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the intro, S&S imprint says that authors no longer need to get blurbs for their books [ The Guardian ]; James Patterson will be headlining Author Nation 2025 ; How to sell books from a table [ Novel Marketing Podcast ]; My lessons learned about screenwriting ; Death Valley, a Thriller. It teaches you how to be a writer.

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