7 Ways Out of Writer’s Block

By Carol Tice I haven’t written much about writer’s block in my year of blogging about writing, because it’s not a big problem in my life. But I’ve read complaints from so many other writers about it, I feel I should help here. When the rare...

How to Move from Blogging to Writing for Publications

By Carol Tice Today, I hit the mailbag to answer a question from WM reader Anna McDonald. Here’s her situation, and her question: I live in a very wealthy area and have a blog on a women’s view of sports. Because of my connections in the community and the...

Content Mills: Why Aspiring Writers Should Avoid Them

By Carol Tice As many WM readers and readers of my Make a Living Writing Blog may already know, I am not a fan of content mills. I advise the writers I mentor to avoid them, and many of my mentees approach me with the specific goal of kicking their mill-writing habit....

How I Got Paid $300 a Blog Post

By Carol Tice Many readers of my Make a Living Writing blog have heard me mention in passing that I had a big assignment at the end of last year that paid $300 per blog. I got a few requests for more information on how I ended up making so much for blogging, when so...

Tips for Using the Writer’s Market

  One of our WM readers, Alice Knisley Matthias, wrote recently to ask if we could break down the best ways to use the Writer’s Market. I’m happy to answer that one today, as I highly recommend using the Writer’s Market to all the writers I...