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The Best – and Worst – Places to Write

Men With Pens

There comes a point in every freelance writer’s career where he simply can’t take it any more. All freelancers, at some point or another, deal with cabin fever. In my years of freelancing I’ve tried many of them and have found the ups and downs with each. It’s enough to make anyone go a little nuts.

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The Mindset And Business Of Selling Books Direct With Russell Nohelty

The Creative Penn

I went out on my own as a freelance camera operator after graduating from college, and that didn't really work very well. I mean, for a while I didn't do print at all because when I initially did print back in 2006, I had them all in my garage, and I didn't know how to sell. You did mention marketing there. Russell: Sure.

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How to Dig Up the Bones of Your Unwritten Novel

Men With Pens

I started my career imagining I would write the Great Canadian Novel and instead ended up writing marketing copy for the Great Canadian Bagel (figuratively speaking, at least. Graham Strong is a freelance marketing writer and rejuvenated digger-upper of old novels. Copyright 2006 – 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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The secrets of a top copywriting pro | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

James: Do you feel there’s an “ethical&# type of copy and a “snake oil&# type of copy? I think writing copy is a little like being a lawyer. Now, if you know something is a lie, you have to make a personal decision about whether you want to write the copy. Writing sales copy is noble and necessary.