Nick Ursborne

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Back in 1995 I published my first website. There is a particular challenge here for writers and copywriters. Is it as good as the writing of a skilled and experienced human writer? Those were the early days of the web as a place for business. That year there were just 16 million people online. Just 60 days. Again, just crazy.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 14, 2025

And learning to think more critically about how sound, tone, and narration work to carry a story is a worthwhile exercise for all writers. Ultimately, I think we as writers need to have a very broad view of what counts as reading. Also called Chasing Portraits , the film wasnt a replica of the book. Eventually, I had a manuscript.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 25, 2023

Many years ago, I was at a book launch for a writer I didn’t know for a book I hadn’t bought. A mutual friend urged me to approach this writer with a question about how to publish the book I was working on. I hesitated for all the right reasons: I didn’t know this writer, why would he share this precious information with me?

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Freelance Writing Jobs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Ever since I started writing at Plagiarism Today and especially since I started this column, I’ve been hearing a lot from freelance writers who have been scammed or otherwise victimized by unscrupulous clients. So, how do you avoid being taken advantage of as a freelance writer? The project seems reasonable and well-defined.

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Backlinko

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Step 2: Generative AI Models Produce Content Once the system receives the users prompt, it uses machine learning models to generate content. These models train using libraries that may contain billions of pieces of existing content. As they train, the models learn the components and structures of this existing content. How does ChatGPT work?

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The Idea Logical Company

AUGUST 2, 2023

The case has been made here repeatedly over years that the business and operating model of book publishing as it has been throughout my 50+-year career is irretrievably broken. And the publishers no longer have any moat around the retailing marketplace protecting them. Every multi-book writer trying to sell her next book knows this.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

As writers, we often long for the perfect guide to where we should submit our writing. The publishing landscape is complicated! Especially when we are first starting out, we need someone to distill that publishing landscape for us. We want a resource that is dependable, consistent, and navigable.

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Backlinko

MARCH 3, 2025

Many businesses also hire writers and editors to scale content production. In this guide, you’ll learn all about organic traffic, including how to measure and increase it. Lets start with what organic traffic is and how it differs from other traffic sources. What Is Organic Traffic? per click, according to a WebFX survey.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 17, 2024

AI-generated image using prompt “book publishing executives receiving lots of money from a technology company.” This week, the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) announced the ability for publishers and other rights holders to include AI training rights as part of licensing arrangements. How do writers protect themselves?

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Elna Cain

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When I started using LinkedIn as a freelance writer, I thought of it as a resume platform. If I switched up my LinkedIn profile to align with my new career as a freelance writer, I would be getting leads on tap. If I switched up my LinkedIn profile to align with my new career as a freelance writer, I would be getting leads on tap.

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Elna Cain

MARCH 27, 2024

Want to know EXACTLY what you need to gain a writing job from the people that ACTUALLY hire writers? If you’re a new freelance writer and struggling to find clients, find writing gigs, and impress clients so that they give you glowing testimonials, then learn these tips. So, always exceed deadlines, I say.

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Nick Ursborne

APRIL 21, 2023

I’ve been using GPT as a brainstorming buddy, a research assistant, a first draft copy and content writer, a social media writer… and more. This time I asked GPT-4 to write me a 40-page Kindle book I could publish on Amazon. The book was published on Sunday evening. Honestly, it’s incredibly good.

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Express Writers

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When you go grocery shopping, you select specific brands and items because you know what they taste like or how they pair with your meals. You would be very disappointed if one day you bought your favorite nacho cheese dip and it tasted much spicier than usual. Consistency is key to loyalty. What Is Brand Consistency?

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Buffer

JULY 23, 2024

And then we attended a webinar where we learned about platforms that help businesses write and publish press releases that get picked up by major news outlets like The Associated Press.   I was blown away: Within a week of publishing this first press release, we saw our web traffic increase by 220 percent.

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Nick Ursborne

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Freelance and in-house writers are relying too heavily on AI tools like ChatGPT to write their sales copy, content, and social media updates. When you use the same tool as every other writer, you begin to churn out writing that feels generic, flat… and the same as everything else out there. The result? That’s insane!

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Buffer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

while writers Tami and Kirsti are in Africa (Nigeria and South Africa, respectively)—the process looks pretty different. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at my typical writing process from start to publish.   For example, take a look at how our Content team worked together back in 2017 to plan our editorial calendar.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

APRIL 13, 2025

As a freelance writer, how comfortable are you with editing your own work? Even if your client has editors who will review your work prior to it being published in whatever medium it will be used, you want to be sure that you are sending in something that shows your best work. Tips for Self-Editing 1.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 17, 2023

As a writer and a developmental editor, I experience the same highs and lows as the writers I work with. Likewise, publishing independently sounds like a confusing marathon without any guarantee of actual sales. I decided to publish the book independently so that Gidon’s dream would come true while he could enjoy it.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Recommend” submissions are considered for circulation to lit agents and publishers. Question In the eighth decade of my life and after having three books traditionally published—a travel memoir 50 years ago and two novels more recently—I am pondering the wisdom of writing a very personal memoir. It also features first-page critiques.

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Melanie Saxton

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Many authors and writers soon realize that content creation requires more than what a bot can produce. Many authors and writers soon realize that content creation requires more than what a bot can produce. The goal should be to publish a book that resonates naturally with human readers.

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Nick Ursborne

MAY 27, 2024

As a writer you can create way more content when using AI. No more writer’s block. They’ve been trained on all the knowledge published online, almost every book and paper ever written, and so on. Bottom line… As writers we should practice our craft daily. And yes, it’s a lot easier. How awesome is that? It’s what we do.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 28, 2024

Over the last several years, I’ve spent oodles of time submitting short stories, essays, poetry, and novels to literary magazines, contests, and publishers. We’re talking scores of hours devoted to searching, formatting, and submitting my stuff directly to the publishing gods (I’m excluding agents). Not necessarily.

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 24, 2025

However, as writers, we carry a significant responsibility: to represent diverse voices authentically rather than falling into the trap of stereotype or caricature. As writers, our words shape perceptions. When developing memorable characters, few elements bring them to life as vividly as the way they speak.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Today’s post is by Elizabeth Held, who publishes the newsletter What To Read If on Substack. When I mentioned to Christine Larson, author of Love in the Time of Self-Publishing , that more than a dozen romance writers had donated to an auction to help my neighborhood bookstore make repairs from flood damage, she immediately lit up.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 10, 2024

Book publishing is a New York–centric business, to a fault. All of the major US publishers are based there, as are many literary agents. When I visited Chicago this past June, I had the opportunity to meet Doug Seibold, the founder of Agate Publishing , established in 2002.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash Todays post is by writer and editor Lisa Cooper Ellison. Committing to it often gives writers the distance required to see the story readers need rather than simply focusing on what they wish to tell. Join us on March 5 for her online class, Memoir Backstory. They dont know what they dont know.

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ContentWriters

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Learning how to become the best content writer requires more than a computer and strong writing skills. With an average of more than 6 million posts published daily , the demand for exceptional content writers is high. Content writers create materials that inform, educate, or entertain specific audiences.

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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. I made it back home by the skin of my teeth.

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ContentWriters

JANUARY 30, 2025

Because people are rightfully skeptical about misleading information online, its up to you as a writer to gain the trust of your audience by using authoritative, reputable sources to back up your ideas. Here are a few tips: Research the author: See if the writer has expertise on the topic. How Do You Know if a Source Is Authoritative?

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It requires writers to become storytellers and deploy narrative skills to craft a tale that incorporates their analytical perspective. If you’re a writer seeking a potent way to impart information, here are a few tips: Illustrate specific facts with stories or anecdotes. It exposes the personal cost.

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Arrant Pedantry

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

”) Inside, you’ll find new guidance on inclusive language, electronic publishing, self-publishing, editing fiction, AI, new media, and more. .”) ”) Inside, you’ll find new guidance on inclusive language, electronic publishing, self-publishing, editing fiction, AI, new media, and more.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 27, 2025

Most people who want to write a book are so caught up in the challenge of writing that they dont spend much time thinking about the many things they will likely have to spend money on as they move from idea to published book to promotions. Many aspiring authors start their book journey without a clear budget. Its only natural.

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Elna Cain

JUNE 3, 2023

So, how do I deal with demanding clients since they would look good on my writer portfolio and could lead to more high-paying jobs ? Let’s dive into my freelance writer story about this particular client and then specific scenarios on how to deal with these toxic clients. I’m currently dealing with a difficult client.

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Elna Cain

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

I discovered that the true answer to how much new freelance writers make remains low – $10/hour. Writers are struggling financially, and I think I know why. But, as a freelance writer, you can wow clients with WHAT you link to in your articles. And by wowing clients, you become their go-to writer. This is shocking!

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Backlinko

APRIL 7, 2025

We aim for every article we publish to meet or exceed Google’s helpful content standards. Use it before hitting publish to ensure your content meets Google’s quality standards. Like it or not, were all at the mercy of Googles ranking systems. Systems that reward some sites with high rankings. And ranks for more than 3.2K

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 16, 2024

Does a writer have to be queer to write an LGBTQ+ story? These books are making waves, but what exactly is LGBTQ+ fiction? Is it a genre in its own right? And what does all of this mean for those who write LGBTQ+ fiction? What is the definition of LGBTQ+ fiction? Defining queer fiction isn’t easy. The simple answer is no, it doesn’t.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 9, 2023

Today’s guest post is by author and publishing consultant K.B. What do you do when a teen in your life is a diehard writer? First off, congrats to any adult reading this who wants to support a young writer whether they are related or not. So: watch what you tell your young writer. Above all, believe in your writer.

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