Word Magic
Your writing business: blogging, self-publishing, copywriting, freelancing… You can make money writing for businesses as well as creating information products to sell.
Do you wish you could build a freelance writing career or business? Perhaps you already own a freelance writing business, but the chaos of the past year has derailed it and you. Either way, read on to learn more about a major skill which can help you to build your business quickly. As a writing teacher, my aim for almost … Read more
Just a quick note… Please be advised that I no longer offer book editing services. If you’ve booked editing, or are on my book-editing waiting list, I’ve sent out notifications. I sincerely apologize, and I wish you much success with your book. (If you can’t find the notification, please check your Junk folder…) Why have book editing services been removed? … Read more
Are you selling freelance services? You may be a freelancer, or a consultant. Perhaps you run an agency which provides services. If you sell services, chances are good that today you rely on your website to win clients. Unfortunately, for many service businesses, responses are slow. Advertising isn’t helping. Freelance services: make more sales with this fix Want a simple … Read more
Want to improve your writing career? The best tip I can give you is: keep a journal. What you write in your journal is up to you. (Scroll down to read about the various kinds of journals.) When I chat about journals with my writing students, many can’t see the point. If they’re novelists, they want to get on with … Read more
Anyone with a freelance writing business has challenges. Your challenges may be huge, or trivial, but either way, they take up mind space and ruin your creativity. Common challenges in a freelance writing business Freelance writing comes with lots of challenges. The most common is feast or famine syndrome: you either have too much work, or too little. Challenges you … Read more