Make a Living Writing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Ever wonder where new freelance writers land their first assignments? If you’re a freelance writer just starting out, and you’ve had challenges trying to: Gain traction. Freelance writers (even if you’re new) can get paid to write, if you know where to look. Willing to work with new/unpublished writers. Grow your network.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

JUNE 28, 2023

Grammar proficiency is a vital skill for freelance writers, as it ensures clear communication and enhances the quality of their work. Whether you’re an experienced writer or just starting your freelance writing journey, having a solid command of grammar rules and conventions is essential.

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Freelance Magic

AUGUST 29, 2023

Jobs available for writers , editors, strategists, and designers. Side note : You might also benefit from looking into job boards that are constructed for folks in your industry. For example, if you’re a freelance writer, job boards from Superpath , Peak Freelance , and ProBlogger are an excellent starting place.]

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Freelance Magic

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

10 important strategies for managing client expectations as a freelance writer I’ve worked with more than 100 clients over the past 10 years—I’ve seen it all. But here’s the truth: constructive criticism can make your work better. Does that sound right?” Try to see it as a learning opportunity rather than an attack.

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Content Hacker

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Because even if you’ve got the skills already (you might have learned how to be a content writer at some point), one of the best things you can do for your business is to learn, instead, how to hire a content writer. But how do you find an AMAZING writer? It’s all in today’s blog on how to hire a content writer.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Today’s post is by writer and literary consultant Grace Bialecki ( @GraceBialecki ). While he could’ve delivered his feedback in a more constructive way, in hindsight, I wasn’t ready for a critique, much less at the line level. As writers, we know that critiques are an integral part of improving our work. Classic mistake.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A synopsis helps them identify quality writing from credible writers more easily. . Here’s how to construct one. Alongside the points listed above, there are some general pitfalls lots of writers fall into. The most obvious reason is that it would be impractical for an agent or publisher to read every submission in full.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A synopsis helps them identify quality writing from credible writers more easily. . Here’s how to construct one. Alongside the points listed above, there are some general pitfalls lots of writers fall into. The most obvious reason is that it would be impractical for an agent or publisher to read every submission in full.

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Nick Ursborne

JUNE 8, 2023

Here are some examples: I am an IT Industry Case Study Writer I am a Boomer Travel Copywriter I am a Construction Industry Copywriter Or maybe something up-to-the-minute, like: I am an AI Prompt Writer What kind of writer or copywriter are you? Then describe yourself as a specialist. Choose a high-value niche.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Step up your writing game and meet fellow writers with The Deep Dive Workshop, a 10-week series from the podcast hosts of The S**t No One Tells You About Writing. Each week you’ll hear from expert writers and editors, followed by workshops led by Bianca, Carly or CeCe. Is a Professional Edit Worth It?

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Grammarly

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In a passive voice construction, the grammatical subject of the clause receives the action of the verb. A passive voice construction can even drop him from the sentence entirely: The ball was kicked. Here’s the formula for the active voice: [subject]+[verb (performed by the subject)]+[optional object] Chester kicked the ball.

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ContentWriters

APRIL 17, 2024

You’ve successfully hired a new writer or content writing service to create content for your business. However, before they can dive in, an external writer needs to understand your company’s goals and audience to write impactful content. That’s where writer onboarding comes in.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 14, 2024

Photo by Andraz Lazic on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer Star Wuerdemann. As I sat in a room among 75 people diligently scribbling in notebooks, I realized: I had no writer friends. Along the way, I had the opportunity to ask Jane Friedman the most important step to take as an early writer. She said, “Build your website.”

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Grammarly

OCTOBER 10, 2024

How you craft sentences influences your message, not to mention that it reflects on you as the writer. 4 ways to use gen AI in sentence construction 1 AI for grammar and syntax corrections First and foremost, AI writing assistants are experts in spelling and grammar. How can you use AI in sentence construction?

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Melanie Saxton

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

However, not every Realtor has time to write a book, and not every Realtor is a professional writer. Locals speculated that it could be a kit home (possibly ordered from a Sears & Roebuck catalog) constructed by the Doyal family in 1911. That’s where I come in. The 1,826 sq.

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Kayleigh Moore

MAY 13, 2021

Popping in today to share a few lessons learned from my seven years as a full-time freelance writer. Freelance writers have to keep a lot of their own plates spinning, but that doesn’t mean they have to do everything by themselves. This phrase is one I swiped from Convertkit , but it applies to freelance writers, too.

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Make a Living Writing

JUNE 11, 2024

Scams that target writers are common. And new scams are always emerging, keeping writers on their toes. We’re past due for an updated guide to the scams that target writers—with tips on how you can avoid falling for them. Have you ever wondered if a freelance-writing opportunity you’re looking at is a scam?

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Jane Friedman

JULY 10, 2024

You’ll find prestigious publications, nonprofits, and organizations for writers in NYC—such as The Authors Guild, Poets & Writers, The Center for Fiction, the Council for Literary Magazines and Small Presses, the National Book Award—need I go on? At the same time, this odd construction has definitely been one of our key strengths.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Today’s post is by writer and editor Lisa Cooper Ellison. Structure is a safety net for writers too. As a writer, I know what it’s like to hang from the trapeze bar of an idea and wonder if I can hold on long enough to find both a point and a satisfying ending. So how can writers apply this theory to their work?

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Article Writing

AUGUST 10, 2022

Hiring a content writer for your marketing agency is part art, part science and part nightmare. Take it from someone who’s done it – the chances of scoring the right content writer with this approach are slim to none. Interviewing Top Freelance Writers & Handing Out Test Assignments. Reviewing & Scoring Applications.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 9, 2024

You need to construct a compelling narrative. 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. I’ve written them, too. That’s huge!

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Kayleigh Moore

MARCH 23, 2022

(In these cases, I say: Record a voice note talking through the story and hand it off to a writer who can build out a polished narrative via a service like Content Remix !) For others, it’s that they don’t feel confident in their writing abilities and don’t even know where to start as far as constructing the story arc in a compelling way.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 31, 2023

Photo by karina zhukovskaya Note from Jane: In the earliest days of my career, I served as managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and one of the nicest parts of my job was calling up winners of our writing contests, including the National Self-Published Book Awards. reply, “I’m a writer.” Get out into the world. Be helpful.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

APRIL 7, 2024

ez-toc 7 Skills Freelance Writers Need to Stay Competitive 1. Let’s assume you’re a content writer for health brands. Creative and Content Skills Content is for writers and creative for designers only? You don’t have time to wait for another freelance writer to help you craft the perfect pitch line. Not really.

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Grammarly

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

End-of-sentence punctuation is the punctuation used to conclude a sentence or phrase; it’s how writers let readers know when they’re finishing one sentence and moving on to the next. Imperative sentences can end with either exclamation points or periods, depending on how much emphasis or urgency the writer wants to impart.

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Grammarly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

They can also help you become a better coworker, writer, and reader because in a group project, you need to coordinate with others, look at their work critically, incorporate their feedback into your own work, and communicate effectively. Other benefits of collaborative writing are for the writers themselves.

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Make a Living Writing

AUGUST 7, 2023

We’ve curated 11 interview questions for technical writers to help you prepare and ace your next interview. Cracking the code of technical jargon and translating it into user-friendly prose makes technical writers the unsung heroes of the communication world. But hold on to your style guides, dear writers!

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Step up your writing game and meet fellow writers with The Deep Dive Workshop, a 10-week series from the podcast hosts of The S**t No One Tells You About Writing. Each week you’ll hear from expert writers and editors, followed by workshops led by Bianca, Carly or CeCe. I’m a beginning writer. What makes it effective—or not?

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 6, 2023

When your characters speak a language other than English, you might think that you need to present their conversations using the word choice and sentence construction of a new speaker of English—how that speaker might sound if they were to speak English. But this would be a mistake. They are not speaking in English. Who did I think I was?

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The Subversive Copy Editor

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

If that sounds unhelpful, read on to see what real-life published writers are doing these days. But then I ran across a  sensitive and instructive blog post  by fiction editor Louise Harnby explaining why “front-loaded” dialogue tags are scarce in fiction and how writers can use them to best advantage.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And yet if not well constructed, these devices can leave readers with so many questions they disengage. Writers must maintain a precarious balance between giving too much information and not enough—between boredom and frustration. Or the reveal might feel anticlimactic.

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Enchanting Marketing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Remind your inner critic to be more constructive in their feedback. I never saw myself as a storyteller I thought storytelling was for real writers. Start by acknowledging that confidence ebbs and flows. Then, imagine taking your inner critic for a walk on the beach. Breathe in the salty sea air. Listen to the soft sound of the waves.

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Contently

MAY 27, 2024

Freelance writers are the unsung heroes of content production for brands. However, learning how to work with freelance writers can be a challenge. Quality varies significantly among writers. How to Find Freelance Writers Finding the perfect freelance writer is like panning for gold in a river of talent.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2023

She sounds like a lot of the writers I work with. Why do so many writers get blocked, or find themselves writing in circles? “But as soon as I am sitting down at a computer, a lot of imposter syndrome creeps in. There is a mental barrier that makes me not want to put things on paper.”

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Try to turn yourself into another kind of writer. Almost none of them are writing about religion, and yet many still fall into this same trap as I did—thinking they should become a different kind of writer. That’s what real writers do, right? There are as many variations on this theme as there are writers. They think.

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Shorthand Content Marketing

JUNE 9, 2022

This topic might seem like a strange one for a professional blog writer to even write about. After all, the whole goal of this website is to encourage more businesses to hire me as their writer. However, there are some circumstances where hiring a blog writer or a content writer is not a good idea.

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Grammarly

JANUARY 4, 2024

Frustrated with copywriters’ tendency to combine exclamation and question marks to yield a surprised or rhetorical question, he offered a solution to replace this “ugly, jury-rigged construction,” and the interrobang was born. As such, most writers continue to communicate the sentiment the interrobang expresses by using !?

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