What Book Marketers Can Learn from ABBA
Remember the musical group ABBA? Even if you're too young to remember the group, you've probably heard of the Broadway show and movie Mamma Mia!, which is based on their music.
Interview: Kiera Cass
As soon as I saw a couple of videos from Kiera Cass, I knew I had to interview her.
Writing for Break Studios
Break Studios is an online outlet that hires freelance writers. The site offers a variety of short assignments that writers could use to supplement their income.
Working Writers Quote: Harold Kushner
I caught this quote and knew it would be perfect here at Working Writers. Most writers love reading.
Don’t Write, Be Happy
So you're a writer who is feeling some down time. So you aren't smiling everyday when you wake up and realize how awesome your writing career has been. Well, time to find some happiness before you begin.
Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi
You can add Starbucks to the list of places you can frequent now with free Wi-Fi, writers! For years we've loved their coffee and atmosphere but not the two-hour time limit or the Internet fees. Well those are history.
How Freelance Writers Can Make Cold Calls to Get New Clients
Getting new clients is a large part of maintaining a successful freelance writing business, and one way writers can do that is by making cold calls. A cold call is simply a contact made to a business that the writer has not contacted before. It can be difficult to make cold calling work, but when it pays off, the writer will have a genuine writing lead.
Interview: T. Marie Benchley
T. Marie Benchley comes from a long line of authors and creative people. Did that influence her writing career? You'll find out quickly enough as you read our interview! She is also donating a portion of her book sales from her novel Once Wicked Always Dead to the Shriners Children Hospitals. A great cause and yet one more reason to find out more about her.
Interview: Stephanie Cowell
A few weeks ago I finished the book Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet. I love historical fiction, but I usually keep my tastes toward the "Tudor" end of things. I am also a lover of Impressionism, so when I spotted Claude and Camille I knew I had to read it.
How to Create a Freelance Writing Resume
Freelance writers often need to convey their interest for a job with a cover letter and resume. Unlike a traditional corporate letter, a writing resume is usually arranged to highlight subject area rather than years on a certain job. Many freelance writing ads request a certain type of response, and writers need to follow this request to the letter in order to be considered.
How to Create an Invoice for a Freelance Writing Client
Freelance writing billing options and pitfalls. How should a freelancer create an invoice? What should it include?
How to Make Affiliate Income Work for Your Blog
Affiliate marketing is defined by Darren Rowse from ProBlogger.net as, "a way of making money online whereby you as a publisher are rewarded for helping a business by promoting their product, service or site."
How Freelance Writers Can Avoid Taking Lower Paying Jobs
Freelance writers always need to be diligent about getting the best rates for their work. After all, they have to pay their own insurance, add to retirement funds, and support their family based on their income.
Virtual Book Tours
Author Cherie Burbach teaches you how to set up a virtual book tour to promote your work. Tips on approaching bloggers, promotion techniques, defining the success of your tour, and keeping the promotion of your tour going are all covered.
Working Writer’s Quote: J.M. Power
We writers are such dreamers, aren't we? We have to be. We have to come up with new and different ideas, and more importantly, make an effort to put that dream to paper so others can read it.
Dealing With Negative Freelance Writing Clients
Many freelance writers dream of the day when they can be their own boss. The picture they call up might include the flexibility of taking their laptop to the beach, hanging out at a local coffee shop, or even spending part of the day with their family. All of these are viable options.
Interview: Alison Pace
Alison Pace is the author of the novels If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend, Pug Hill, Through Thick and Thin, and City Dog. Her essays have appeared in several anthologies including Howl: A Collection of the Best Contemporary Dog Wit.
Interview: Mary Castillo
There is a couple things I really liked about interviewing Mary Castillo. One is that she's the type of writer that seems down to earth and real, the kind that you could sit down and have a beverage with and just talk and talk.
Ways to Deal with Freelancer Burnout
Freelancer burnout can come from too many assignments, too much query writing, and an uncertainty of income. More than that, not knowing where the next dollar may be coming from can make some writers overwork themselves for fear that they won't always have a plethora of jobs to choose from.
Places to Submit Free Press Releases
Writing press releases is a great way to get exposure for your small business. One advantage of having a press release on various sites is that they tend to stay there for a long period of time, sometimes years. Submitting a press release to a paid or free site will not guarantee press coverage.
Writing Links and News for April 18 -24, 2010
How's your week been? Seeing the news around the web never ceases to inspire me in some way. I get ideas for what to do next, what not to do, and how to run my business.
Interview: Beth Hoffman
Beth Hoffman is a living example that writers should never give up their dream. She worked long hours at her job but a set of circumstances made her see just how short life is, and how important it is to go after our dreams.
Don’t Make Me Throw Your Book Across the Room: Top Ten Ways You Can Alienate the 1.1 Million Lawyers Who Are Also Readers
Guest post by Donna Ballman
Interview Tips for Writers
Interviewing is definitely an art, and like most things in life, the more someone does it the better they generally get at the process. To start off on the right foot, there are a few things to keep in mind to make the interview the very best it can be.
Working Writers Quote: Charles W. Eliot
While many of the people that visit this blog are writers, a good number are also readers. I firmly believe that in order to be a good writer, you have to have an interest in reading.
Work for Alicia Keys
Want to blog for a celebrity? Mashable has a great article up about music star Alicia Keys, and how she is actually using Monster.com to help her look for a blogger.
Dealing With Freelancer Burnout
Freelancer burnout can come from too many assignments, too much query writing, and an uncertainty of income.
Should You Take Low Paying Work?
One of the hottest discussions around the freelance writing world is whether or not writers should take jobs that are low paying.
41 Places to Find Freelance Writing Jobs
Where do you look for freelance writing jobs? Well you can view them each weekday here, of course. But it's always a good idea to get to know where you look. I should also say that I still think the number one way to get freelance writing jobs is by networking.
Preparing for a Virtual Book Tour
I'm starting a virtual tour this week for my book, 21 Simple Things You Can Do To Help Someone With Diabetes.
Creating a Marketing Plan for Your Writing Business
Every organization needs to have a marketing plan in order to thrive, and a freelance writing business is no exception.
Interview: Lanora Hurley from Next Chapter Bookshop
It should be no surprise to the regulars who read this blog that I adore bookstores.
Interview: Rory Clements
Recently we had a giveaway for Rory Clements' debut novel, Martyr, and many of you said you enjoyed the twist of an Elizabethan novel that included a mystery.
Interview: Robin Maxwell
One of the exciting things about having a blog like this is chatting with writers I've admired. Robin Maxwell certainly falls into that category.
Interview: Sheila Lowe
One of the most fascinating people I've talked to thus far has to be Sheila Lowe.
Interview: Margaret George
I'm a fan of historical fiction, and for me there is none better than Margaret George.
Interview: Whitney Lyles
A couple unpublished novels and a book deal by the time you're 26 seems like a dream to most writers.
Interview: Cathy Lamb
Cathy Lamb is a wonderfully accomplished author who I happen to think is funny and inspirational besides.
Interview: Sophie Hannah
I recently saw Sophie Hannah at a book signing, and found her very funny and silly and intelligent.
Interview: B.J. Gallagher
When I was young, I told my parents I wanted to be a writer. They immediately told me that was a nice hobby, but I should go into something like banking because it would be more practical.
5 Tips To Successful Budgeting
What writer couldn't use some help with budgeting? After all, we're often called to live frugally while we build up our freelance business, search for a publisher, or deal with a changing economy.
Interview: Ben H. Winters
Every once in a while I interview a writer that just makes me giggle. I love that! That is the kind of experience I had with Ben H. Winters.
Interview: Emilie Richards
Emilie Richards is not only a talented writer, she's incredibly prolific.
Interview: Marie Bostwick
Sometimes I come across people that tell me they'd like to write, yet they can never find the time.
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Here is a great way to support the troops! The site, Ebooks for Troops, helps people donate ebooks and ebook readers to soldiers serving overseas. [Read more] Read More →
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Suzanne Collins Reads the First Chapter of Mockingjay
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Kaplan Publishing Giving Away Free Titles
Educational and test prep publisher Kaplan Publishing is ushering in the new academic year with a special promotion offered exclusively through the iBookstore in which it will be giving away downloads of 98 of its titles. [Read more] Read More →
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Writing for Break Studios
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12 Ways to Create a Mailing List that Will Sell Books
We’ve all heard this: capture email addresses on your website so you can market to them again. So we capture email addresses and then we wonder what to do with them. What if you don’t really have news? Do you mail the list anyway? How can I monetize my list and how much is too much?
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