The Creative Penn

JULY 17, 2023

In the intro, Power Thesaurus and editing tips for audio ; How Writers Fail — Kris Rusch; Finishing energy ; Sidekick for Shopify ; Shadow Survey (please complete before 31 Aug 2023). How do you know what to do with each project? It was really one of the most joyful projects I've ever written. Rachael Herron gives her tips.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 10, 2023

There are rumours this is called Project Nile, and Jo Lambadjieva outlines what it might mean on AI for Ecommerce and Amazon Sellers. 2) Readers will be able to discover cross-genre and niche books more easily In 2006, Chris Anderson published The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 22, 2023

Because actually, I never had it in my life plan to become a writer. I studied people who sell lots of books, which mostly are fiction writers, not nonfiction writers. So I took everything he teaches as a fiction writer, I could apply it 100% on nonfiction, and it works. Marc Reklau shares his tips in the interview.

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Men With Pens

JULY 15, 2012

I, in return, was calm, clear, and polite, carefully getting the information I needed to complete her project, and ignoring her insulting manner. At the job’s conclusion, she told me there was more cash on the table and offered me a second project. I remember what happened when the project was over. I flatly refused.

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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

JUNE 13, 2012

For many writers, getting stuck in a phase of writer’s block can seem like the worse experience imaginable. Here I am, a supposed writer, and I can’t come up with anything to write. How can I even call myself a writer if I am struggling like this? For long writing projects, there’s nothing better. DarkRoom (PC).

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 18, 2012

This was the most valuable part – a complete writing system, an approach that could be used to take any project from start to finish. Then I landed a new project that paid $1,000 – a decent sum. Again I used the Damn Fine Words approach, and completing this project was easy. I thought I was a decent writer a year ago.

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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

That theory about tortured writers? When you’re a problogger who owns a top ten blog for writers that’s all about writing and you write for a living to boot, the last thing you want to admit is that you can’t hack it. Did I need a writer’s recovery program Was I tapped out on blogging? I couldn’t write.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 3, 2012

Writing a fiction book makes you a better freelancer, and here’s why: You’ll be a much better writer. 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. You’ll be much more organized.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2011

As writers, we rely on our unique ability to convey the visual world in words. You think you’re writing project is hard? I’m Steff, a legally blind writer and blogger. As a writer, you can’t be half-assed, you can’t be wishy-washy. As writers, we’re eternally curious.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

Another recent example would be our recent Group Writing Project here on ProBlogger. However if there may come a time on your blog where you want to give readers the ability to not only respond to what you or your writers have to say – but also to start threads of new conversation. Run Projects and Challenges.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Your mind, like your body, must be trained to perform in certain ways, and a regimented schedule is a necessity when it comes to earning a living as a freelance writer. Are you an introvert writer? 23 Responses to “Don’t Be an Introvert Writer&# Comments Read below or add a comment. How about you? Great post.

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Men With Pens

MAY 31, 2011

Too often, we writers fob reviews off as easy content. And being loud, opinionated writers, we’re quite fond of judging. A review tests the writer’s skill at persuasion and description. “Bathory’s Blood Fire Death is a groundbreaking album – a one-man project of Quorthon, who is now dead.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2011

All writers are paid the same, all web designers are paid the same, and all web developers are paid the same too. Imagine that satisfying feeling of knowing you have a good shot at winning the project – a great shot. Imagine winning the project because you’re that great. Imagine a world where the whole game has changed.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2012

After all, writing ebooks are typically known as huge, long projects, right? Post by Ali Luke Ali Luke has written a bunch of her own ebooks ( several are available free ) and has worked to help other writers with many more. Well, you can. Even if that means you need to let go of your rigid blogging schedule.)

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

Another recent example would be our recent Group Writing Project here on ProBlogger. However if there may come a time on your blog where you want to give readers the ability to not only respond to what you or your writers have to say – but also to start threads of new conversation. Run Projects and Challenges.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 7, 2010

About the Author: Nancy Strauss is a writer and entrepreneur based in Spain. Her latest project is the development of free online writing courses for Creative-Writing-Now.com, a website for new fiction writers and poets. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved.

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ProBlogger

JULY 30, 2014

This is a guest contribution from business/tech writer Nick Chowdrey. You could write the most fascinating and informative article, but with so many other companies now employing writers to do the same, it’s still hard to to get the attention you need. Google launched its full news service, Google News , in January 2006.

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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

AUGUST 25, 2011

I thought good writers could do this all at once!”. and recycle for every project you work on…? Sneak Peek #2: Damn Fine Words Writing Course first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Ainslie loved Lesson 10, where she learned how to take writing from blank page to finished piece.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

It’s especially hard for new writers to find their writing voice, because they already feel awkward having their work in the spotlight and subject to public approval. Why We Struggle to Find our Voice Writers worry. One of the problems is that writers write in ways that fit our beliefs, not the reality. Forget that.

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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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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. FreeMind helps you to keep track of your projects using notes with links in what is called the knowledge base.

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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

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. 5 Ways to Trim the Fat from Your Next Project Reply --Deb ( @__Deb ) April 25, 2010 at 12:43 pm Oh, this is just hilarious. Could have been a dream. Check your email.

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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. In a recent conversation, a writer told me that he hates projects about things that don’t interest him. Top writers are ruthless editors and heartless revisionists. He’s a nice guy. We all make them.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 1, 2023

Today’s post is by writer and literary consultant Grace Bialecki ( @GraceBialecki ). Most acknowledgment pages list early readers and supporters of the project, and show which authors are helping each other. Yes, every author must put in the hours of work at their desk to complete a project. Or was one the author’s mentor?

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The Creative Penn

MAY 1, 2023

So I've pulled out some particular quotes for writers to explore further. Kevin: I'm a discovery writer. So we kind of adopted the word ‘discovery writer,' because you know, that's better than pants. I'm a more natural editor than a writer, let me put it that way. I work with writers. That's what we call it.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

If you ever decide to take a break to work on a project or to get some much-needed rest, good freelancers like Joe could take over other projects you have on the go for a week or two. Let Joe take on all the coding that goes into a project while you work on the design side of things. And you get to take care of yourself.

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

That person had some help from another writer, a ghostwriter. . Famous writers sometimes hire ghostwriters to keep producing work when they don’t have the time, ability, or interest to continue writing themselves. The difference between ghostwriting and copywriting is style and project scope. 5 ghostwriting examples.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 28, 2011

Oh, and while you’re at it, edit yourself, because if you’re like me, you’re a wordy writer. A product, a business, a blog — they’re not overnight projects. 5 Blog-Building Lessons from Model Planes first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Take time to fix those. What do you think?

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

Another recent example would be our recent Group Writing Project here on ProBlogger. However if there may come a time on your blog where you want to give readers the ability to not only respond to what you or your writers have to say – but also to start threads of new conversation. Run Projects and Challenges.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

Some writing jobs are just dreary, like being a marketing writer at Shoelaces-R-Us. Some writers, like me, have a thick skin and are pretty Type-A anyway. But I think most writers are not compatible with that sort of bulldozer personality. Some writers are happy with just a little extra income.

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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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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. I set a date to get it done and treated it like a client project. Emails bombard you. It’s a rush.

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ProBlogger

JULY 4, 2010

So I did a little research and I noticed that most of these people were running what I guess people called blogs at the time; this was back in 2006, and I was clueless. And, being as original as we are, we called ourselves ‘The Money Writers’, which again not too exciting but we write about money, so it just made sense.

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