Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

If your writing ever starts to feel like a daily grind, it’s time to STOP. I’m not saying that you should stop writing for good. You’d lose a crucial part of your life (and your income, if your writing forms all or part of your paid work). When you sit down to write, do you feel excited?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

If you want to make a career of writing, should you look for a full-time job in a company or strike out on your own as a freelancer? I know plenty of people who prefer having a writing job working for one company. Let’s take a look at some of the pros and cons of employee and freelance writing. I know writing looks easy.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

Phil can write! As I began writing books and blogging myself, I developed an entirely new appreciation for Peart’s genius that affects my writing to this very day. In this post, I share some of Neil’s writing tips that can help scribes of all levels. Forget writing well. Just write, before it gets away.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

But when I took a look at Justin’s post – and the quality of his writing – I fired back a reply. Public speaking can do wonders for your expert status in the minds of current and future clients, readers, fellow writers and the public. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved. “Win.&#.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 30, 2010

And the next time you have sales copy to write for a client where the standards – money and success – really do apply, ask yourself why customers want them for and for what purpose. Not a writer? Get us to write your sales copy. Made progress tonight on the design spec… Want to write for us? Powered by frugal

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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. For example, I write all sorts of things for my clients, but I’m a direct marketing specialist.

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Maybe you’ve seen CEOs with a few productivity books and wondered how they had time to write them. . That person had some help from another writer, a ghostwriter. . A ghostwriter is hired to write works that officially credit another person as the author. You’re not alone. What is a ghostwriter? magazine articles . screenplays.

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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. I’m happiest when he says nice things like, “It’s fun to write for your readers – I feel like I can let loose in a way I don’t in other places.&# After all, the word “writing” is in the word “copywriting.”

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

All it takes is some time to write helpful posts. If you can’t write helpful advice a few times a month about the problem you aim to solve as a freelancer, you might just be in the wrong business. You can even write the non-winners and thank them for entering. Your blog is essentially a marketing tool for your business.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Regardless if you are a freelance writer, a business executive, a graphic artist or if you are working a part-time job, you surely could use a bit of help in organizing your thoughts so that your days run more smoothly. When it comes down to it I still love writing my initial thoughts and ideas on paper. Everyone these days is busy.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Each day this week, I’m going to write about how you can get more money, better clients and the work you really love to do – all it takes is the magic words, and you’ll be enjoying a freelance business that really rocks. You could write new copy to draw readers in closer and get them hiring you more.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

Most of our readership isn’t just into writing for the scads of money to be made while working in your pajamas and holding a beer in one hand (because that’s how freelancing works, right?). Many of you are fascinated by the idea of writing just because you love it. Many of you are creative writers, or role players , or gamers.

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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. What we write, when we write, how we write it and who writes it.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

For example, if you’re a great writer and Joe’s a fantastic ebook designer, create an info product or a course. Capturing and Keeping Your Freelance Writing Ideas Reply clickonportal ( @clickonportal ) March 6, 2010 at 3:35 am A lot of head definitely is better than one. Launch a new website. Develop a new service.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. Have you ever considered how your time could more effectively benefit your client by not writing for their blog?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

That’s part of the problem with blogging – you write, you post, people read your work for a couple of days, and then it gets buried in the archives. The posts I write that combine personal experience, a story, some expertise and action tips that you can take away are always my favourite. Oh, and this one about a camera.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

People want to see your portfolio, your testimonials, and your professional-looking website. If you want your blog to get a whole lot more readers, you should think about taking a class in how to write better articles and be noticed on the web. Writing has given me an advanced education. That’s right. You’re a freelancer.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

I’d say the biggest lessons I’ve learned, both on the job and now in my post journo career as a writer/illustrator/etc…, is to accentuate what you do best and what makes you unique. Made progress tonight on the design spec… Want to write for us? ps Phil Simon´s last blog. Phil Simon´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

Most of us don’t write out information like, “Hi, I’ve died,&# while we’re here and able, but perhaps we should. Write something up, just in case. Write down a master list somewhere of all the links to important sites and the usernames and passwords to them. So go ahead.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

How to Write a Fantastic First Draft Reply Samuel MacLachlan August 18, 2010 at 9:02 am @Karen, I know exactly what that is like. Reply Simon Townley March 16, 2010 at 3:26 pm Pretend it’ll take three days, then write it in an hour and a half. Scribe – the SEO tool for writers Reply Go ahead. Karen Marcus´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Written by James - 36 Comments It’s November, which means that if you’re a fiction writer, it’s National Novel Writing Month for you. Like, this novel-writing stuff is really, really hard. Just write a great story. They are: Concept… character… theme… story structure… scene execution… writing voice. Surprise us.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Henri @ Wake Up Cloud December 21, 2009 at 4:20 am I can’t speak from a freelancing standpoint but I can completely relate from someone who has hired many writers. Henri – There are a great many writers out there who do struggle to meet their deadlines. Made progress tonight on the design spec… Want to write for us?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 20, 2010

I always write about my whole package -and people seem to crave it. So I said I'm not perfect and not a writer or english teacher, I'm not trying to help you with spelling and grammar. I guess I wanted to know that the human being being the writing believed in herself enough to disclose her identity.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

The good part of waking up then is that I’ll often write whole blog posts or emails in my head, and they’re generally quite good. I keep pencil, paper and a little book light with me so I can write notes. This is why I think it’s important to not write past a certain point in the evening.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

You could write something like this: “If you’re ready to kick butt, give me a call. National Lottery Predictions – Sat 9th May 2009 Reply Heather Villa ( @IAC_Heather ) November 30, 2009 at 7:01 am When I’m writing copy, I write as if I was talking to my family and friends. That’s bad. Don’t do that.

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Men With Pens

JULY 18, 2010

Reply Sea July 21, 2010 at 2:54 am Hmm horsies and writing *drool* … two of my favourite ways to pass the time. How Brave a Writer Are You Reply Joe Bulger ( @torontodentist1 ) July 23, 2010 at 7:43 am Hmmm… Seems there’s a pattern with writers and horses. Thanks for sharing. Jamie Lee Wallace´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

I have people following me on Twitter who say things like, “Hey, if you’re looking for new writing markets, you should try this website.” They tend to keep my writing credit and contact information on, so maybe you could argue they were doing me a favour. I’ve been seeing a lot of this sort of thing lately.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

And yet, the writing advice is still good for other things — just not targeted enough at me to pay for. We don’t call photographers, artists, or other writers hacks when they charge for their works. So you want to write like Bryce Courtenay? So, would I feel betrayed? Shouldn’t bloggers have the same right?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

Many of the people who approached me for help were writing – or planning on writing – blogs that were high-stakes and information-based. “I needed to write at what is basically junior high level, here in the States.&# “I needed to write at what is basically junior high level, here in the States.&#

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

She’s perky, she’s a go-getter, and she’s all over the place in the blogosphere writing some great advice. So when it hit me, I did – and here’s her post on how to be a better writer – fast. She told me that my writing style had really improved over the past couple of years. That surprised me.

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Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2010

comes along with this post on bravery, and how being a writer is a perfectly good measure of it. The writing life doesn’t come off as requiring courage. But if you’re a writer – if you’re taking ideas out of your head and turning them into words – then you’re sure as hell brave. Probably not.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

It now has new features those advertising to hire bloggers, writers, editors and more, and also makes it easier for those who are applying for jobs. Back in 2006 I started to notice two emerging types of questions from readers of ProBlogger: From bloggers – How do I get freelance writing jobs? The Back Story. Copywriting.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 20, 2017

Back in 2006 I noticed I started getting a lot of two types of emails: People wanting to hire bloggers would email me asking if I knew anyone suitable for a blogging job that they had. While it started slow with just a new job every few days – since 2006 we’ve had well over 10,000 jobs listed! How to Apply for a Blogging Job.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

The guy writes with confidence and authority. If journalists write an article and state something, they have to make doubly – triply – sure that it’s a fact and that it isn’t anything else. Rob Fleming – Freelance Writer for Hire´s last blog. You should go check out his website.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

No one needs to know you’re being paid $5 for the work or that you’re writing it for a content mill. No problem: Spend time preparing sample works for your portfolio and show them off through social media. Write them for free. If not, you can still add them to your portfolio. Don’t talk about not having work.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 20, 2017

Back in 2006 I noticed I started getting a lot of two types of emails: People wanting to hire bloggers would email me asking if I knew anyone suitable for a blogging job that they had. While it started slow with just a new job every few days – since 2006 we’ve had well over 10,000 jobs listed! How to Apply for a Blogging Job.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 20, 2010

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. When I say ‘don’t write’, I mean you should stop writing and start listening to what you’ve written. I know you’ve seen this writing tip before. Or are you?

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