The WM Freelance Writers Connection

by Shakirah Dawud Please welcome Shanna Mallon of StraightNorth, here to help us out in the calm before a deadline. Just the very mention of the word deadline is enough to get some writers quaking in their boots. Although helpful and often necessary, deadlines can spark fear and dread as writers feel the anxiety and [...]

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by Shakirah Dawud On April 26, the Freelancer’s Union–of which I am a member–launched a project to draw attention to the number one problem freelancers run into that’s almost entirely beyond their control: lack of payment, compounded by the lack of funds to sue for lack of payment. As a freelancer who’s been stiffed a [...]

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by Shakirah Dawud I move around a lot, but wherever I settle, I plant something. Among other things, over the years I’ve learned: which flowers I love most (peonies, roses, cosmos) how to tell a weed seedling from a preferred plant (because I seldom get around to labeling) some gorgeous specimens can be weeds, depending [...]

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by Alyssa Ast Developing a local presence offers huge advancements for your writing career. Although we can telecommute, developing local contacts and clients are essential. If you live in a small town like I do, there often isn’t a high demand for freelance writers; however, when someone needs to hire a local writer, I beat [...]

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by Shakirah Dawud You sit there and stare it. All your past interactions with the potential client have led you to this point. Now, though, you’re not sure how to respond. The other person seemed nice enough–better than nice enough, they were great on the phone or Skype. You qualified them for your standards, and listened to what they [...]

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