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Why You Need to Hire a Freelance Writer Today

Posted by on Mar 8, 2010 in tips | 0 comments

Tweet We all hear the reports and media coverage about how the economy is not doing very well.  Additionally, last week, there were discussions that the unemployment rate has dipped down to 10.1%.  This is due to companies and organizations not being able to keep their in-house staff because of not business not running to the full speed that it had before the economy got worse. Even though you have to unfortunately reduce your work...

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Starting a Business Is About Taking Risks

Posted by on Nov 3, 2009 in tips | 10 comments

Tweet Yesterday, I decided to update my writing goals. I made them more short-term than I usually do because I am thinking about January 2010. It’s the day that I go from being a part-time freelance writer to a full-time one. Last week, I told my boss that I had to follow my heart, be true to myself, so I was leaving at the end of January. He asked me to stay and told me that he will give me time to reconsider, but I don’t...

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Exercising Combats Writer’s Block

Posted by on Aug 10, 2009 in blogging | 4 comments

Tweet Reston Diabetes Tour de Cure 2009, originally uploaded by dreamingindc. This morning I had the worst case of writer’s block. My daughter kept crying over any little thing; I was super tired; and I couldn’t find the keys. We were 15 minutes late leaving the house, and I was hyperventilating before I got in the car. My creative juices were blocked, and I couldn’t even write a single word. After two hours of staring at...

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Freelance Writers Need a Writing Plan

Posted by on Jun 23, 2009 in tips | 0 comments

Tweet june writing goals, originally uploaded by madame.furie. Writing goals are something that every Writer should sit down and write before they begin any type of article, story, book, etc.  I read two wonderful articles, “Setting Writing Goals” and “Developing a Writing Plan” that give tips on how to create such a document.  Imagine it as a business plan for your writing career. Without the goals I have always set for myself,...

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