Allena's Freelance Writing Blog March 2008 Archive

I recently reviewed Christina Katz's Writer Mama and was pleased with the resources provided. One thing I forgot to mention in the review was the incredible positivity in her book. ... Read More

Want to make $1 to $2 per word? Yeah you do! Follow the advice of freelancer and published author Melissa Walker on how to break into those national level magazines. ... Read More

I know you've heard this a million times, but this freelance life is so very much feast or famine, isn't it? I purposely tried to schedule myself so that I ... Read More

Sure, as a writer you know about copyright and plagiarism, right? But there's more to writing legality than that. For example, did you know that if you write down public ... Read More

I was intrigued by the trailers for the movie The Other Bolelyn Girl. One of my English professors in college harped on the Tudors, and my curiosity was caught. So ... Read More

I recently had a couple readers forward me a small rant from someone stating that blogs aren't legitimate writing. This person indicated that blogs were basically a way for people ... Read More

Do you really need a writer's website? That's a recent question I got from a reader. What do you think? Check out pros and cons of having a writer's ... Read More

Those who are biz-tech freelancers may sometimes find themselves in the position of not having any projects to do. Sometimes the lag between finding work and getting work happens. But, ... Read More

I've seen the suggestion all over the web- including from the pros over at Freelance Switch and from recently reviewed ebook author Sue LaPointe: the counsel to "fire" your ... Read More

Happy Friday, writers. I get a number of emails like the one below regarding markets for creative writing. Hello Allena, I have been receiving your newsletter and reading many of ... Read More

Leo Babauta, of Zen Habits fame, recently established a new blog aimed at the writing community, Write To Done , and was kind enough to grant me an interview. ... Read More

I adore reviewing books, and am generally happy when I find a good one. But can I just say that I was ecstatic to get ahold of Sue LaPointe's Working ... Read More