The WM Freelance Writers Connection

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 Tiffany Jansen For the first two years of my freelance writing career, I worked for content mills. I took my work seriously and researched, proofread, and even interviewed in order to come up with the best possible content. In return, I got $15 per article. At most. Why did I subject myself to this? [...]

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By Tiffany Jansen Content mills tend to get a bad rap in the writing industry. Some publishers, editors and agents won’t take you seriously if you include your content mill work in your pitch. Many writing mentors and teachers cringe to discover that their clients churn out articles for content mills. A large chunk of writing sites and [...]

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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 [...]

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By Angela Atkinson You learn something new every day. That goes double for anyone who is starting or successfully navigating a freelance writing career. Whether you’re still working on getting your first client or you’re a seasoned pro, calling yourself a writer means being willing and able to stay one step ahead of the ever-changing [...]

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