The Creative Penn

MARCH 20, 2023

Joseph: Okay, well, you know how superheroes have origin stories, I have a very strange writer origin story. I had finished reading something, a thriller by a fairly popular thriller writer at the time, and absolutely hated it. But I know you as an indie writer. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.

Writing 98

Writing Projects Publisher Publishing 98

Content Hacker

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Cue another Terminator GIF… What Happened When I Compared ChatGPT to a Content Hacker Writer. I’ve been in content since 2011. I started out as a freelancer, and three months later, started my own writing business. I’ve personally interviewed tens of thousands of writers. ” – OpenAI.

Copywriter 103

Copywriter Copywriting Writing Copy 103

The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Joanne: So I've always written and made up stories, like most writers, really. Then I began publishing chapters of it on a blog back in, I think, about 2011. Early in 2012, after I got my first Kindle and read about self-publishing in the writers magazines that I used to buy, I decided to take the plunge.

Script 98

Script Writing Creativity Medical 98

ProBlogger

JANUARY 1, 2018

Links and Resources for From Passion Project to Over $100,000 in Advertising Revenue. She has grown that blog, which started as a passion project, with no real intent of making money. It’s a total passion project. I was a freelance writer from my paid work. Orlando Night Guide. Start a Blog Course. Facebook Group.

Advertising 34

Advertising Projects Blogger Social Media 34

The Creative Penn

MARCH 27, 2023

In the intro, I mention the 6 Figure Author Podcast , The Writers Well Podcast , and Reid Hoffman's new Possible podcast. Show notes: Overview of the Pilgrimage campaign including rewards, add-ons, and the result Why Kickstarter for this project, and why now for me Tips for success: Learn about the platform beforehand.

Retail 98

Retail Projects Social Media Sales 98

Content Hacker

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When I started what was to be my content marketing journey in 2011, I had NO idea what kind of explosive growth was in store. The most common outsourced role for content marketing is writers ( 81% ), making it one of the most valuable and relevant marketing skills. billion in 2020 and is projected to increase to $17.9

Content Marketing 95

Content Marketing IT Search Engine Optimization Marketing 95

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. Many small businesses get stuck here, especially freelance creative types like myself.

Construction 97

Construction Projects Freelance Creativity 97

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. 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. That’s productive. Where Not to Write.

Writing 100

Writing Freelance Projects Writer 100

ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

I’m a full-time freelance writer with a travel blog as a side project. By the time I finished my freelance work at the end of the day, I was tired and wanted to get away from the keyboard. I made this excuse for years, and while I always got my freelance writing work done my blog was embarrassingly neglected.

Blog 47

Blog Blogging Freelance Projects 47

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.

Freelance 79

Freelance Projects Copy Writer 79

The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I went out on my own as a freelance camera operator after graduating from college, and that didn't really work very well. 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?

Retail 98

Retail Prose Sales Script 98

Men With Pens

APRIL 7, 2011

So when she sent me this guest post that outlines some of her learning curve lessons as a new freelancer, I was thrilled – here was someone who’d gone from zero to being a confident writer who could stand up for herself, and for her business. “If I give you more projects, can I get a discounted hourly rate?&#

Medical 82

Medical Copywriter Copywriting Banking 82

Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2011

Writers aren’t known for their planning and scheduling skills, after all – but nail deadlines, and you’ve turned yourself away from flaky and straight onto fantastically competent. You’re a writer, not a warrior! You’re a good writer. Just focus on the project at hand. knows that very well.

Projects 67

Projects Writer Freelance Blogger 67

Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2012

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. If you’re working on a big project like an ebook, try taking a whole week away from it. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

Writing 69

Writing Construction Freelance Sales 69

ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? Kristi Hines is a freelance writer, online marketing consultant, and social media enthusiast that blogs at Kikolani. In 2011 he created the Million Dollar Blog Project and launched his case study blog, Expert Enough. Maria Popova. Kristi Hines.

Blogger 53

Blogger Storytelling Social Media Consulting 53

ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. How that’s looked has changed to reflect what projects I might be doing or what that focus is. For about a year, late coming up to this 12 months, I actually paid writers to write. Nikki: I was doing everything, university tutoring, freelance PR, freelance writing.

Blogger 42

Blogger Blog Blogging Social Media 42

ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. How that’s looked has changed to reflect what projects I might be doing or what that focus is. For about a year, late coming up to this 12 months, I actually paid writers to write. Nikki: I was doing everything, university tutoring, freelance PR, freelance writing.

Blogger 36

Blogger Blog Blogging Social Media 36