Every freelance writer I know hates rejection. But there’s one thing that is even worse. It’s when you send a query letter, and you never hear anything back. No “thanks but no thanks,” no form “we received your query and will get back to...
Sometimes I’ll see a top blogger comment on social media and boast, “I just wrote a blog post that’s going to go viral!” When I was a newbie blogger, I would think: “How do they know that?” Now that I’ve been blogging longer,...
By Sally Ashworth You’ve got to keep the ideas rolling to make it as a freelance writer — it’s a skill as crucial as great writing. But we all hit times when inspiration feels elusive and our idea bank could use a top-up. If you recognize that...
Freelancing is often a career we pursue in fits and starts. I’m a perfect example — I started out as a freelance writer back in the early ’90s, then had staff writing jobs for 12 years and started freelancing again in 2005. Many women writers (and...
If you write anything online, it happens sooner or later: Somebody reproduces, recycles, or excerpts your work without permission. I can tell you that the bigger and more popular your blog or your online reputation or the blog you’re guest posting on, the more...
