The WM Freelance Writers Connection

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 Angela Atkinson Remember Bill Lumbergh from the movie Office Space? He was the boss with the monotone and generally insincere voice? I think it’s fair to say that most people would consider him a jerk. And, if I remember correctly, it was because he rarely showed any concern for his employees and their needs, [...]

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By Carol Tice When I first got back into freelance writing in 2005, I didn’t have to do much marketing. I called many sources at companies I’d covered at my staff-writing job at a local business journal, let them know I was freelancing, and it kind of rolled from there. I called a couple local [...]

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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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By Pat Howard As 2011 winds down and we gear up for the challenges ahead, it’s a natural time to take stock, looking back as well as forward.

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