Make a Living Writing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

To become a full-time freelance writer, you are going to need to keep track of many, many moving parts. Diving into bullet journaling for writers can be a great way for you to manage all of those moving parts. In this article, we will cover all the basics you need to know, how to set it up, and things you could track as a writer.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Why is editing a memoir so challenging and what should you keep in mind around publishing and marketing choices? How can you write a memoir that is emotionally honest and revealing enough for readers to care, and cope with the inevitable fear of judgment that evokes? How can you write about real places and people in memoir?

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

Note : I’ve focused on non-fiction books here, though you’ll find that some of the advice — particularly on areas like research and time management — will apply to other types of writing too. Ever scoured the vast internet for the best writing resources, only to end up lost in a sea of options? Well, good news! Eager to level up your game?

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Make a Living Writing

AUGUST 28, 2023

That’s why we’ve put together this list of 10 current podcasts for writers 2023. Best New Podcasts for Writers in 2023 As writers, we often romanticize the notion that inspiration can only be found in written form. Self-Publishing School Podcast ? Check out the Self-Publishing School Podcast 2.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. Step up your writing game and meet fellow writers with The Deep Dive Workshop, a 10-week series from the podcast hosts of The S**t No One Tells You About Writing. Want to be considered? Learn more and submit your question.

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 19, 2023

Author Elisa Lorello’s exploratory dive into ChatGPT led her to discover its usefulness to fiction and nonfiction writers, and she shares them all in her new book The AI Author Assistant: How to Use Chat GPT to Optimize Your Writing Progress and Income While Retaining Your Human Touch. Let’s just say I took one for the team.)

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

For many writers, it’s been years, perhaps even as long as they can remember. This is an excerpt from How to Write a Novel by Joanna Penn, available in ebook, audiobook, paperback, hardback and workbook editions.]. Self-doubt and ‘comparisonitis’. Self-doubt is part of the creative process. It’s too complicated.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But when it came to “developmental editing,” it was nearly impossible to come to a consensus. Some saw developmental editing as a partnership between a writer and editor to “develop” a manuscript; others suggested that such an exchange of ideas would be considered “coaching” or “consulting.”

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Freelance Writing Jobs

JULY 7, 2023

Shooter Flash offers an opportunity to writers who work on a smaller canvas. JANUARY Danuta Gleed Literary Award The Danuta Gleed Literary Award was created as a celebration of the life of Danuta Gleed, a writer whose short fiction won several awards before her death in December 1996. 3rd prize: Exclusive 3rd place book badge!

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The Creative Penn

MAY 5, 2023

We are only at the beginning of the opportunities of AI for wider society as well as for creativity and art, and it’s important that authors, writers, and other creatives be involved in order to shape the future as we want it to be. If you support the show, you also get the extra monthly patron-only Q&A audio. That is human nature.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 1, 2024

In the intro, Storybundle for writers ; Seth Godin on Tim Ferriss ; Amazon's investment in Anthropic ; Claude 3 direct or Poe.com ; Claude prompt library ; join me and Joseph Michael for a prompt webinar, 4 April, register here ; plus, Spear of Destiny. There are many options for book marketing, so how do you choose the right ones for you?

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Get your free Author Marketing Guide at draft2digital.com/penn Joanne Phillips is the author of 14 books, including romantic comedy, literary fiction, mysteries, and self-help books. Joanne: So I've always written and made up stories, like most writers, really. So I just carried on self-publishing, and that's how I got into it.

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Make a Living Writing

AUGUST 21, 2023

These days, writers hoping to traditionally publish are encouraged to keep their day jobs. Then we look at self-published authors who boast eBook royalties as high as 70%. So again, self-publishing CAN be profitable. We watch movies featuring writers burning the candle at both ends just to make ends meet. Which is it?

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Photo by Alice AliNari Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. Ditch the index cards and unleash your storytelling with Plottr – the #1 rated book outlining and story management software for writers. It also features first-page critiques. Use code JANE15 at checkout for 15% off.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 23, 2023

Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. Awarding $20,000 to authors across 8 categories of fiction and nonfiction. Awarding $20,000 to authors across 8 categories of fiction and nonfiction. Multiple writers have signed with top literary agents and been published.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. I am a professional writer and former journalist, but I’m new to writing fiction. It’s natural for those new to writing fiction to revel in their ability to enter the mind of different characters in the story.

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Grammarly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Novels are fictional stories, but they may be based on historical figures or events. This is what separates a novel from a book : While a book can be any bound piece of writing, a novel is a specific type of book that tells a detailed fictional story. 3018 Novel settings can be real or fictional places.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 7, 2023

Before I get started, it’s only fair to reveal that I am a self-published author who gives her first-in-series away from time to time. They spent money in the creation of it—quite a bit of money on editing and a cover design and more—and they intend to earn that money back via book sales. Is a free book a bad book?

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Freelance Writing Jobs

JULY 7, 2023

Shooter Flash offers an opportunity to writers who work on a smaller canvas. JANUARY Danuta Gleed Literary Award The Danuta Gleed Literary Award was created as a celebration of the life of Danuta Gleed, a writer whose short fiction won several awards before her death in December 1996. 3rd prize: Exclusive 3rd place book badge!

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The Creative Penn

JULY 17, 2023

What are the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs self-publishing? 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). Those have been subsequently self-published, indie published by me.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 31, 2023

I’m a nonfiction writer focusing on writing craft. On social media, I reach—and expand—my audience with information, support, and sharing (parts of) my real self. I started by collecting every blog I’d written about editing and publishing. Join us on April 5 for the online class Write Better With Social Media.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. Editors reviewing unpublished fiction and nonfiction through the Book Pipeline Workshop. Editors reviewing unpublished fiction and nonfiction through the Book Pipeline Workshop. Want to be considered?

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Plenty of writers fall to the other end of the spectrum, though. They finish a draft, then a round of self editing, a round of critique group input, another round of self-editing, a round of professional editing, a round of rewrites, a round of beta reading … and round and round and round for years.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 10, 2021

You’ve edited, edited, and edited some more—and may have even struggled through the complicated process of self-publishing. International self-publishing websites like Amazon have brutal algorithms that punish the unaware. It might feel like you’ve already done the hard work. How to Market a Book.

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BKA Content

APRIL 18, 2023

The 11 Types of Editing You Need for Your Content If you’ve just finished writing your article, blog post or book and are looking to publish it right away – stop. Take a step back and consider this: Has your document gone through any sort of editing process by someone other than you? Why Is Editing Important?

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 22, 2023

Because actually, I never had it in my life plan to become a writer. Marc Reklau shares his tips in the interview. In the intro, my Kickstarter for Pilgrimage is live! Joanna: Oh, I'm excited to talk to you. So first up — Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing. Marc: Yeah, that's a good story. Joanna: I love that.

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Kayleigh Moore

JANUARY 6, 2022

There’s a fantastic team of writers and editors behind the scenes bringing these to life, and we’ve been working out the kinks in recent months before we lean into any sort of marketing push. The Freelance Writer’s Den Course. In October, I collaborated with the Freelance Writers Den for a four-week intensive course on writing skills.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

An editor’s job is to take your manuscript and help you improve it through structural changes and story development, line edits, suggestions for new material or sentence refinement, and so much more. This is an excerpt from How to Write a Novel by Joanna Penn, available in ebook, audiobook, paperback, hardback and workbook editions.].

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 7, 2023

That’s why smart freelance writers , marketers, and students use grammar checking software to keep their writing as professional, SEO-friendly, and error-free as possible. The free version will help you with spelling errors and basic grammar mistakes and could be adequate for casual writers. If not, you should be.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 28, 2023

How can you stop self-censoring your writing and share the deepest aspects of yourself with your readers? How can you break poetry out of the restraints that many try to put upon it? Stephanie Wytovich talks about these things and more. You can also subscribe to the Written Word Media email newsletter for book marketing tips. Stephanie M.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 20, 2021

Jack Hart  has spent five decades helping writers succeed, working shoulder-to-shoulder with journalists in newsrooms both big and small and with students at five universities. Writers who’ve worked with him have written national best sellers and won prizes that include five Pulitzers and a slew of other national awards.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 28, 2023

In terms of how I would describe the book, it's kind of a travel memoir, so it is a personal, emotional, spiritual transformation, but it's also a self-help guide for people who want to do solo walking. What do you need to consider when writing travel memoir? Penn around Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 8, 2023

Don’t water it down… “Don’t bend; don’t water it down; (and) don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. ” (Click to Tweet) — Stephen King Further Reading: 18 Writing Tips That’ll Actually Make You a Better Writer 9. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 31, 2023

I’m a nonfiction writer focusing on writing craft. On social media, I reach—and expand—my audience with information, support, and sharing (parts of) my real self. I started by collecting every blog I’d written about editing and publishing. Join us on April 5 for the online class Write Better With Social Media.

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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. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. In this episode, I share my lessons learned and tips for a successful campaign.

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The Write Life

AUGUST 16, 2023

Christian writers contribute to the writing world in many ways, a few of which are via personal blogs, journalism, and writing faith-based books. It takes writers of all backgrounds and talents to create a well-rounded market. The faith economy’s annual worth is $1.2 Much of this is due to writing. You may know Jerry B.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Every month, I record the Advanced Self Publishing Salon with Orna Ross for the Ask ALLi Podcast. She also publishes poetry, fiction and nonfiction, and is greatly excited by the democratising, empowering potential of author-publishing. Well, it's usually every month! You can watch the video below. And for me, it was more that.

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