Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

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. I know that many writers aren’t great with numbers or comfortable talking about money. Charge hourly for long or uncertain projects. Set a project minimum for hourly billing.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2012

There comes a point in every freelance writer’s career where he simply can’t take it any more. Here’s a quick lists of a library’s virtues for a writer. The only way it makes sense is if two conditions are true: You have a time-sensitive project. Libraries also make wonderful work environments.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

I wrote web copy and ebooks and taglines and fiction and all kinds of writerly stuff. I wrote web copy and ebooks and taglines and fiction and all kinds of writerly stuff. That theory about tortured writers? Did I need a writer’s recovery program Was I tapped out on blogging? I couldn’t write. I could write.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2010

I’m happier when he attaches a guest post – he’s a great writer full of good stuff to share. Ignorant of the purpose of your copy. In other words, even beautifully-crafted copy can go bad when you pay too much attention to how you say something and ignore the meaning of what you’re saying. We all make them.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

The world is full of dreaming writers who have heard golden stories of the great beyond (working full time as a well-paid freelance copywriter) but who have yet to make the mysterious transformation from mere mortal to freelance god. But when it comes time for their project, they want you to be ready to go today. That’s bunk.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 28, 2010

So if you’re a writer, you may think you need to be published before you can feel confident about your abilities. He’s currently involved in a huge project to give away 1,000,000 copies of the book he co-authored, How To Be Rich and Happy. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved. You’re wrong.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 1, 2023

Today’s post is by writer and literary consultant Grace Bialecki ( @GraceBialecki ). Amongst its treasures was a signed, hard cover copy of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona , and soon, I was its proud owner. Later, for the sake of this article and my own sanity, I checked the library’s copy. Impossible. She had acknowledged no one.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

You want to get it out of the way so you can start your writing project. Tweet about your writing project. This is the way writers used to write. He stays busy writing for his many clients and providing copywriting tips for smart copywriters at Pro Copy Tips. Could have been a dream. Check your email. Just relax.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. Some writing jobs are just dreary, like being a marketing writer at Shoelaces-R-Us. Enjoy – it’s a good one!

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

There’s a school of writing – call it writers’ boot camp – that tells you things like: You must write every day. Writers’ block is just laziness Now, there’s some truth in these bits of advice, otherwise we’d never listen to them. Well, if you’re a writer, you probably enjoy writing.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

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. You could write new copy to draw readers in closer and get them hiring you more. Emails bombard you.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

Good News for Content Writers Don’t worry. In fact, you can make even more money as a content writer if you choose NOT to write blog content. You can spruce up the conversion rate of their existing site content and sales copy. And, for most businesses, it does NOT make sense to have a blog. What a great idea.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

Allow me to tell you: We’ve overhauled, revamped and created a truly extraordinary resource for fiction writers everywhere, and we’ve packaged it up into a very entertaining and useful book called How to Create Believable Characters. Any projects you’d like to drop hints about? Go for it; we’re all ears.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 29, 2023

Check it out for free or get 25% off the premium edition at www.ProWritingAid.com/joanna John Matthew Fox is an award-winning short story writer, a developmental editor, writing teacher and blogger. His latest book is The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel's Key Moments. John has courses for writers here.

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Make a Living Writing

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Authors or publishers may submit three copies of a book published in 2022, and any poetry collections must be at least 42 pages. #6 This poetry contest is to celebrate and recognize al Native writers who are in the community. For this contest, two copies of a manuscript of roughly 60-90 pages must be submitted by the deadline.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Then comics are really expensive, and they take forever, so I started writing books in the interim between comic projects. Is that why you favored graphic novels and why you still do a lot of very visual projects? Do you think you're much more of a visual person than a lot of the text-based writers? That has always been true.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

If you keep seeing clients come to your sales page and run off without buying, you probably want to take a class in writing killer sales copy that converts. Actually, we’re happy to put ourselves forward as the expert for anyone who wants to learn how to start your kick-ass web writer business. And I couldn’t afford them if I did!”

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

Keep a copy handy and let executors know how to access this information so they can post it if they need to. Twitter,Facebook, your project manager, your to-do list app, Google Analytics, your bookkeeping software, or your email accounts? Are You A Buttoned-Up or Buttoned-Down Freelance Writer? So go ahead.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Why Not Everyone Should Be a Freelance Writer Reply Srinivas Rao ( @skooloflife ) June 28, 2010 at 9:27 am I’ve found that people have this obsession with working lots of hours. I tend to fall asleep right away (between 10 and 11 pm), but like Melinda wake up at 3:00 and can’t get back to sleep. Laura Spencer´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

We don’t call photographers, artists, or other writers hacks when they charge for their works. Paid subscriptions would also let writers be writers instead of the affiliate marketers and AdSense gurus they have to be today. Or work on passive income projects. Shouldn’t bloggers have the same right?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Defeating Procrastination: Become a Finisher Reply Rob Fleming - Freelance Writer for Hire ( @thewordsman ) January 11, 2010 at 6:23 am If all i needed was to be liked, then i wouldn’t have to market myself ever again! Rob Fleming – Freelance Writer for Hire´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2012

Every writing project goes through the same stages: Idea Generation. In return, you’ll give them a copy of the finished ebook in due course.). They might not be expert writers, but they can tell you when you haven’t explained something clearly enough or when you’ve gone off on an unnecessary tangent. So what should you do?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

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.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2012

We tend to get caught up trying to get things perfect … but this results in copy that’s either bland or trying too hard. If you’re a freelance writer, you might not have total control over what you write about – but you can choose to specialise in something that’s important to you. Don’t get hung up on how to express yourself.

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Income Diary

AUGUST 29, 2023

But fi r st , g r ab ou r Step-by-step guide to using AI and ChatGPT P ROMPTS to create copy that converts! (no Back in 2006, I wrote newspaper ads in my favorite café. I’ve been doing Empathy Mapping ever since because to me it’s the quickest, easiest way to write sales copy. – Or a marketing agency. Empathy Mapping.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 20, 2010

It’s all over the place, because plenty of experts (and not-so-experts) suggest reading aloud as a way to improve your work for sparkling copy. But if you’re like most writers (and you probably are), you’ve read the ‘read aloud’ tip already. You’re a good writer already. Or are you?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

So when it hit me, I did – and here’s her post on how to be a better writer – fast. And I’ve been soaking up advice from sites like Copyblogger and Men with Pens as well as material from some other excellent writers in the blogosphere. Most writers aren’t brimming over with confidence, either.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

One of the most daunting tasks facing writers is the task of finishing the rough draft. For many writers, the rough draft is the hardest part because they don’t know how to shut off the critical part of their brain and just finish it. We are our own worst critics. Instead, they nitpick. They rewrite the intro a hundred times.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 30, 2012

This post is by Ash Ambirge of The Middle Finger Project. I also happen to run a six-figure blog and business called The Middle Finger Project. I also happen to run a six-figure blog and business called The Middle Finger Project. The Middle Finger Project started as just that—a platform for attention. The vulgar one.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

This is a reminder for all of us that it’s not just buyer beware – it’s writer be careful, too. …Science fiction is central to everything we’ve ever done, and people who make fun of science fiction writers don’t know what they’re talking about. Ahh, science fiction, how do I love thee?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

“Uh, I don’t have a website yet…&# “I’m a writer!&# Sure, a web site implies the writer exists, but a social presence reveals the writer and builds relationships with people who can help. … How’d you manage to get two copies?&# They’re all small business owners. URL please?

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

We did try to tell you there was nothing to this vicious rumor of a new, updated, expanded and generally awesome upgraded version of Write for the Web, your guide to becoming a freelance writer on the Internet. Lots of ways to get you off your ass and into your new career as a web writer. We have learned nothing since then. No excuses.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

Here’s a thought: What if that dropping readership, that dwindling traffic and that lack of discussion lets you invest your time in better projects, ones that help you get closer to your goals? Part of my goal is to grow into a stronger writer every day. But I know I don’t blog or writer enough.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

I think there are tons of monetization models (and one of my projects is figuring out the essential monetization patterns for info products.) One on one consulting, seminars, meet ups are difficult to copy and expensive to hold. Giving away what is my livelihood is not wise for a professional writer. Free samples, yes.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 27, 2024

I only read it recently, but it helps me, which is by the horror writer, Adam Nevill. My page reads weren't necessarily groundbreaking, I have a lot of people that will buy the physical copies of my books. Out of my catalogue, there are books that barely sell a single copy in a month. Adam Beswick goes into his strategies.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Support Sweatshop Labor I don’t think bloggers and writers realize the mixed messages they’re giving the world, and I don’t think bloggers realize what they’re doing to themselves. I think being a web writer is a unique enough profession that it warrants a significant rethinking of what marketing should be. We can’t.

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Men With Pens

MAY 9, 2010

The never-fail secret to making sure your client is thrilled with the web copy you write 99.999% of the time. And we realized that we generally asked more or less the same questions for each type of project. If the client is thourough enough, they will end up creating your bullets, your headline, and the majority of the copy for you.

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