As a freelance writer, you might be asked to write press releases. Here are a few tips. The press release is an interesting animal in this Internet age. Instead of being sent across a wire and possibly picked up and put into various newspapers, a press release is blasted through various services. Once again, media …
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If you are looking for inspiration as a writer, you can always fall back on the 8 primary news values. Recently, I’ve had a few people email me and ask how they can make their writing more interesting. While I don’t generally think of myself as a creative person, I do try to make things …
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When composing any piece of writing, it can help to answer the 5 Ws (and How) of journalism. Because I graduated from journalism school, much of my technique focuses around what I learned while working on my MA at Syracuse. From the practice I received as a writer, to the way I structure everything from …
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If you’re being asked to do more work, it makes sense to start asking for more money. In the wonderful world of freelancing, you are sometimes asked to make revisions. Normally, this doesn’t bother me. You make some adjustments to the work, and you move on. On two occasions, I even did complete rewrites. Mainly …
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Sometimes, if you want higher paying work, you need to figure out where to go to get it. Contently might be one of those places. Update #2: It appears that anyone can sign up for Contently, so head on over and see what you can accomplish! Update: Unfortunately, I am out of invites for Contently …
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Before you agree to a freelance job, you should know what you’re getting into. Be aware of the ways that clients try to get more out of you. All of my current clients are awesome. I have no complaints about the people I work with right now. However, the current situation hasn’t always the norm …
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