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Greeting Card Writing Jobs: 7 Companies That Pay Freelancers

Make a Living Writing

One of the best things about greeting card writing jobs is that most companies don’t care whether you’ve just been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize or your mom’s refrigerator is the only place your writing has ever been published. Just show them your words. They ask for no more than 20 submissions per introduction.

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7 Nuances of Writing for Retailers Compared to Creative Writing

Freelance Writing Jobs

Too many creative writers neglect the basics of sales copywriting when writing for retail brands. Retail Copywriting vs. Creative Writing: 7 Differences to Consider Here are some things to consider if you’re a creative writer who is exploring retail copywriting for the first time. Retail clients have different needs.

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Poetry Writing Jobs: 5+ Keys to Creative Writing Openings (2023)

Smart Blogger

Here are a few to get you started: Four Way Books Prize $1000 Swamp Pink Prize $2000 Wergle Flump Humour Poetry Contest 1st Prize $2000 Already won a few creative writing competitions? Publish Personal Poetry Blog Blogging is a great way to make money if you know what you’re doing. So getting published isn’t easy, but it’s worth it.

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72 Clever Creative Writing Prompts (+ 6 Brainy Bonus Tips)

Smart Blogger

I bet you just asked Google to search for creative writing prompts. It doesn’t matter if you’re halfway through writing a book, sweating over social media posts, or journaling about your own life, all writers get stuck for creative ideas sometimes. The creative writing prompt is a starting point. Or was it writing ideas?

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Is It a Book? 5 Ways to Test Your Nonfiction Book Idea

Jane Friedman

Writing and publishing a nonfiction book is a big investment—of time, energy, and often money. What kind of publishing path is right for your book? When new authors come to us, they often have an idea in their minds about what getting their dream publishing deal will look like: an agent, a big advance, and a book tour.

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20 Break-In Magazines for New Freelance Writers

Make a Living Writing

This magazine published monthly is all about horses. A diverse literary magazine published three times per year and features poetry, fiction, and essays of promising writers. A literary journal, publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction quarterly. Rate: Prose: $10 – $100, Poems: $25 per piece. # 5 – Contrary.

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What If You’re New to Writing and Don’t Know How to Fix Things?

Jane Friedman

I’m a literal thinker, so it’s hard for me to be wildly creative. Try not to judge your initial draft by the standards of a finished one or published book. I regularly do three edit passes in working with an author or a publisher, sometimes more. You say that you are “literal,” not “wildly creative.” Line edits.

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