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Q&A Volume 1

Every so often I'll fill this space with some of the more common questions I hear from freelancers looking to start their careers or take...

How Should You Set Your Writing Fees?

Money. It's a sensitive issue for so many freelancers. You might be uncomfortable talking about money, negotiating your fees, and asking...

You Are What You Say "No" To

When you start out riding this wacky freelance writing Tilt-a-Whirl, you might feel obligated to take on every project that comes along....

If You Don't Value Your Work and Time, Who Will? Don't Work for "Credit," Ever

When I talk to writers about their careers, said talk inevitably turns to money, fees and working for free. When it does, I always ask,...

Can't Finish Your Book? These 3 Ghostwriter Tricks Might Help

In more than 15 of years ghostwriting books, I've worked with a lot of extremely busy professionals: CEOs, entrepreneurs, wealth...

Keys to Landing a Book Publishing Deal, Part 1

A publishing deal with a Big Four New York publisher (yes, it used to be Big Five, but then HarperCollins bought Simon & Schuster. So it...

Why You Shouldn't Join a Writers' Group

If you aspire to be a productive, working professional writer, don't join writer's groups. Don't go to writer's Meetups. Don't take...

Yes, Freelancers Can Save for Retirement

One of the more common laments I hear from people who think they know about freelance writing (but really don't) is, "But when you're...

Master "The Stagger"

I'm not talking about staggering home from the local pub, much as I do enjoy playing to the stereotype that all writers drink like fish....

Forget "Race to the Bottom" or Paid Writing Job Sites. Just Get on Reedsy.

When you're inexperienced in the freelance writing world, job sites can seem like a godsend. They're easy-to-access clearinghouses for...

#ZeroWorkWeekends, or Why You Should Learn from My Stupidity

This is how dumb I am: I began my life as a freelance writer in January of 1995, and it took me until May of 2021 to finally give myself...

Writer's Block Doesn't Exist

I've said for years that writing is the most mythologized profession in the world, and I still believe that. Inexperienced writers and...