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Tips for Writers: How to Get Writing Again When You’re Stuck

By Pam Houghton Sometimes a story I’ve written is so far from perfect I can’t figure out how to make it work. Rather than toil with it anymore, I feel like deleting the story from my hard drive; then my inner drama queen wonders, what made me think I could write for a living?

Freelance Writers Who Succeeded Without The Internet

Freelance Writers Who Succeeded Without The Internet

by Shakirah Dawud Last week we read the stories and tips of freelance writers who became successful without the help of courses or books–even if they were available at the time. Experiences shaped their lessons, and and they learned well. I decided to feature three stories of freelance writers who learned and grew without the [...]

3 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

by Alyssa Ast When you begin a freelance writing career, it’s definitely a learning experience. No matter how cautious you are and despite all the help and tips offered by other writers, there are just some lessons involved with a writing career that you have to learn yourself. While I’ve learned many lessons throughout my writing [...]

Have you seen our freelance writing jobs board yet?

Have you seen our freelance writing jobs board yet?

Did you know that The WM Freelance Writers Connection has a regularly updated freelance writing jobs board? Have you visited lately? It’s free to search and free to apply–and no registration is required. This is just one of the ways we are “paying it forward” to our fellow writers. As freelance writers ourselves, we’re all [...]

How Freelance Writers Succeed Without Courses Or Books

How Freelance Writers Succeed Without Courses Or Books

We all know we’re spoiled. With all the resources at our disposal today to gain success as freelance writers–offering every piece of information we could possibly need to get it right, and even more–it’s amazing that we still struggle. We gobble ebooks and courses and systems free and paid, hoping to find that special piece [...]

Freelance Writers: 2011 Taxes

Freelance Writers: Tax Software Vs Accountant

By Pat Howard I hope you’ve been saving your receipts, because it’s that time of year again.

Facing The Music: Freelance Writers & Music Playlists

Facing The Music: Freelance Writers And Music Playlists

  By Pat Howard Nothing brings my creativity at the keyboard alive like a little working music.

WM Network is Looking for Writers!

WM Network is Looking for Writers!

We are seeking bloggers for The WM Freelance Writer’s Connection and a new site that’s set to launch in February, The WM Better Life Connection, which will include every topic related to living a better life. Here are some benefits of blogging for The WM Network:

Do You Want Your Content Done Fast Or Done Well?

Do You Want Your Content Done Fast Or Done Well?

by Shakirah Dawud Don’t get me wrong–I believe in writing “smart,” and I’ve developed a few tricks so that express delivery can be executed with perfection, too. I’ll share those with you in a moment. But that’s one of the questions (more politely phrased) that I ask my clients during the discovery process. I think [...]

SOPA: The Internet Goes On Strike

Don’t Black Out Free Speech: Freelance Writers & SOPA

By Pat Howard The following opinions are my own and don’t necessarily reflect the views of The WM Freelance Writers Connection. What Is The SOPA Blackout? If you’re firing up the computer today and finding that some of your favorite website have gone dark, you might be wondering what happened. Yesterday, Angela Atkinson explained that [...]

eBook Sales Increase Globally: What does it mean for the self published?

21 February 2012

by Alyssa Ast It’s a well known fact eBook sales continue to skyrocket while print sales continue to plummet in the U.S. But, according to a recent study, this is now a global occurrence, and countries across the globe are reporting an increase in eBook sales. With this growth of eBook sales throughout the world, [...]

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Do print books cost too much

17 February 2012

by Tiffany Jansen Why do print books cost so much? It certainly can’t cost that much for a bit of paper, ink, and cardboard. No it can’t. And it doesn’t. But the price on the back cover of the book in your hand doesn’t just cover production costs. Assuming you’re going the route of traditional [...]

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When Was The Last Time You Read The Word “Irregardless?”

When Was The Last Time You Read The Word “Irregardless?”

02 February 2012

I get over 2 million results in Google when I search for irregardless. Among the results are credible sources like Merriam-Webster, which gives the 85-year-old misfit an honorary place as the nonstandard version of regardless, with the gentle advice: Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless [...]

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Writer to Watch: Lepolia West

31 January 2012

by Alyssa Ast Lepolia (Lee) West became the first bachelor in Illinois to adopt an infant, but not after a long and intense battle surrounded by controversy. While a servant to the Chicago Police Department, an abandoned infant was brought into the local hospital, where West became compelled to adopt the child as his own, [...]

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What Level Of Writing Are You At?

What Level Of Writing Are You At?

26 January 2012

by Shakirah Dawud This question was posed in a LinkedIn group for writers some weeks ago, and when I saw it I though, “Huh?” Since I didn’t know how to respond except with a counter question, I didn’t. You see, havng sampled a piece of someone else’s written work, I just mark off the box “like,” “dislike,” or “disinterested” without [...]

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