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2023 Writing Contests You Should Consider Entering

Freelance Writing Jobs

Shooter Flash: Monthly Shooter Flash spotlights bitesize brilliance with one winning story each month, which we publish online (plus in an annual anthology) and trumpet on social media. Danuta Gleed’s first collection of short fiction, One of the Chosen, was posthumously published by BuschekBooks. The editors will judge.

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2023 Writing Contests You Should Consider Entering

Freelance Writing Jobs

Shooter Flash: Monthly Shooter Flash spotlights bitesize brilliance with one winning story each month, which we publish online (plus in an annual anthology) and trumpet on social media. Danuta Gleed’s first collection of short fiction, One of the Chosen, was posthumously published by BuschekBooks. The editors will judge.

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What Writing A Fiction Book Can Teach You About Freelancing

Men With Pens

My blog posts, articles, and writing projects have all benefited from my fiction writing experience – that means I’m better at communicating with people and clients who bring me income. When I started writing, I had a pretty good concept of the David Allen Getting Things Done approach to task management.

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How to Write a Free Ebook in Just 7 Days

Men With Pens

After all, writing ebooks are typically known as huge, long projects, right? One simple structure you can use is this: Explain the concept or idea. Day 7: Design and Publish Your Ebook. To publish your ebook, simply convert your document to a.pdf. Well, you can. Give an example or mini case-study. Day 6: Edit Your Ebook.

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How to Set Your Copywriting Fees and Earn What You’re Worth

Men With Pens

Another discussion was with an associate who said he saw freelance projects on Elance with bids of $50 for sales letters and $5 for blog posts. Charge hourly for long or uncertain projects. The uncertainty can take many forms: l You don’t know how long it’ll take you to complete a project. Working for $5?

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Always Read the Acknowledgments Page

Jane Friedman

These literary credits allow us to peer into authors’ lives—from their friends and early readers to business associates, from fellowships and residences to previous publications—and reveal the fascinating web of the publishing world. Where was the first poem published? These names lead to questions—were they in the same MFA cohort?

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How to say no to clients | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

You were supposed to deliver this project at 5pm and you’re almost finished but… A new email comes in. Hire yourself, and assign yourself a project. Pick a project that will help further your success. Go further with this concept of hiring yourself. I set a date to get it done and treated it like a client project.