The WM Freelance Writers Connection

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 Angela Atkinson Looking for a way to boost your writing income without too much extra work? Consider selling reprints! A reprint is exactly what it sounds like–a re-publishing of a previously published article or piece of work. Many writers make thousands of dollars each year on reprints alone. So how do you do it? [...]

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by Shakirah Dawud Joanne Cleaver, 30-year veteran freelance journalist, editor of Business Toolkit Series’ “Find and Keep Customers For Your Small Business,” freelance journalist, and strategic messager, told me during a recent telephone interview that “the I-want-to-work-for-myself mindset is “one thing that makes me insane.” Cleaver–who told us here a few weeks ago how she [...]

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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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by Tiffany Jansen Last Friday, we dicussed the cost of print books. Why do they cost so much and where does all your money go? Reader Michelle Baker made an extremely good point in the comments: “It seems to me that digital books cost too much and too little simultaneously. Some are selling for $0.99 [...]

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