Archive for February, 2008
How to make the most of your freelancing career
Let’s face it, freelance writing isn’t for everyone. Not everyone has the talent, the drive, or the staying power to make a go of being a freelancer. And maybe that’s a good thing — none of us in the field wants too much competition!
But if you’re seriously considering taking the plunge as a freelance writer, [...]
Some great productivity tips
Finding yourself falling behind in your writing? Or maybe you aren’t writing as much as you think you can or should. If so, then check out this blog post. It contains 10 great tips that can help you improve your productivity.
Pecha kucha and writing
Pecha kucha (Japanese for chatter) is a creative and innovative presentation format that involves giving a presentation with 20 slides, and focusing on the content of each slide for 20 seconds. That gives the presenter six minutes and 40 seconds to make the point of the presentation. While presenters who use pecha kucha can’t get [...]
Beating the blank page
There’s nothing scarier to a writer than starting at the digital equivalent of an empty page. When you want or need to write and nothing is flowing … well, that can make you want to pack it all in.
As you gain experience, these episodes become less frequent. At least I hope they do. Even for [...]
Do you really need Word to write?
Writing shouldn’t be about software or tools. It should be about putting words on a page (or on screen). But, of course, software invariably comes into play when you have to submit your work to an editor. The preferred format is Microsoft Word.
To be honest, I haven’t used Word to write articles in a long, [...]
Dealing with your ideas
Ideas. They’re the lifeblood of any writer. Without ideas, you won’t be writing much and, if you’re a pro, you won’t be getting paid.
To be honest, I’ve never had much of a problem generating ideas. I’ve got a large number of them jotted down in notebooks, both physical and online. In fact, I’ve got ideas [...]