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If you’re over 40, you belong on LinkedIn
Tuesdays and Thursdays during the 2010 WordCount Blogathon, I’m running posts I’ve written for SecondAct.com, an online magazine for people over 40 launched in April by Entrepreneur Media, publisher of...
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It’s time to step away from the computer
…but I’ll be back. After six straight weeks of posting every day, I’m taking the weekend off. Check in with WordCount next Monday for fresh news and views from the freelance writing business. The post...
View ArticleThe case of Rob Sgobbo, and why writers cheat
It happened again. Another journalist was fired after it was discovered that he’d made up a source. In this case, the journalist in question is Rob Sgobbo, a young and not very experienced reporter for...
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Guest post: Update office tech to minimize clutter
If you walked into my office right now, you’d see a pile of papers sitting on the floor to my right next to a two-drawer cabinet, another pile on a shelf to my left, and a third in an organizer on a...
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Feb. 23 WordCount chat – time management for writers
My secret weapon for meeting deadlines is getting up early – really early. Last week when faced with a particularly grueling day, I was at my computer by 4:30 a.m. That gave me almost two hours of...
View ArticleBest time management tips for writers
One of the biggest challenges facing a self-employed writer, editor or blogger is how to make the best use of your time. If you’re a one-person shop, you’re responsible for marketing and sales (pitches...
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Guest post: How freelancers can work with corporate clients
Freelance writers tend to work, think and act like the small business owners they are. When they get an idea they act on it. When they think of a pitch, they write it up and send it. Landing a...
View Article10 reasons to clean out your office – now!
While the rest of the world spent Thanksgiving weekend eating turkey and wrestling Christmas decorations down from the attic, I cleaned my office. It was beyond overdue. When I get busy, I put off...
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What’s in your freelance writing travel bag?
This week, I’m hitting the road not once but twice for a work or work/pleasure trip. That’s twice more than usual for me. Last year, I made business trips to Orlando, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago....
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What successful writers do before breakfast
Laura Vanderkem Business journalist and author Laura Vanderkam scored a hit with “What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast,” an excerpt from her new book by the same name that ran on Fast...
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Love lists? You’ll love these lists from famous authors and artists
I love lists. There’s nothing quite so satisfying as making a to-do list, working on a project and tghen slashing a big black Sharpie line through it to mark it as done. If you love lists as much as I...
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If you’re over 40, you belong on LinkedIn
Tuesdays and Thursdays during the 2010 WordCount Blogathon, I’m running posts I’ve written for SecondAct.com, an online magazine for people over 40 launched in April by Entrepreneur Media, publisher of...
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