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		<title>Sometimes, you have to break the rules</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/08/sometimes-you-have-to-break-the-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It doesn&#8217;t matter what your high school English teacher said. It doesn&#8217;t matter what your university composition instructor said. And it definitely doesn&#8217;t matter what Microsoft Word&#8217;s grammar checker tells you.

When writing, there are times when you need to break the rules.

Shocking. Perhaps even sacrilegious. But why do it? There are a number of [...]


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		<title>A few links for the end of the week</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/05/a-few-links-for-the-end-of-the-week-49/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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Anne Wayman looks at how freelance writers can charge for tweeting
Seven ways to add flavour to your non-fiction writing
What is your writing style?
You don&#8217;t need to be a great writer to be a great blogger
Some advice on how to build your portfolio
How being positive can help you gain success as a freelance writer
Need some goals [...]


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		<title>Organizing your information</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/03/organizing-your-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Information. It&#8217;s the stock and trade of the professional writer. Notes. Facts. Quotes. Sundry bits and pieces that help us when it comes time to write.

One problem that writers face is keeping all the information that we collect in one easy-to-access location. That can be hard because we&#8217;re often never in one place at [...]


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<li><a href='http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2009/01/16/the-end-of-google-notebook-and-what-you-can-do/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The end of Google Notebook, and what you can do'>The end of Google Notebook, and what you can do</a></li>
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		<title>Sharing your (writing) files online</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/01/sharing-your-writing-files-online/</link>
		<comments>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/01/sharing-your-writing-files-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ That&#8217;s something I&#8217;m not always keen on. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I have nothing against sharing. It&#8217;s just that things can go badly.

I prefer to use a wiki or Google Docs to collaborate. But not everyone I work with thinks like me, or is comfortable with the range of tools that I&#8217;m comfortable with.

And [...]


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<li><a href='http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2007/04/01/writing-online-quickly-and-simply/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Writing online, quickly and simply'>Writing online, quickly and simply</a></li>
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		<title>A few links for the end of the week</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/29/a-few-links-for-the-end-of-the-week-48/</link>
		<comments>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/29/a-few-links-for-the-end-of-the-week-48/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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A few good lessons in contracting
The basics of writing a press release
How to make money without selling out
An interesting and somewhat geeky look at writing tools
Five foolish mistakes freelance writers make
Anne Wayman explains how to make it easy for clients and others to find you
Some predictions on what 2010 holds for writers
Want to make your [...]


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		<title>Thoughts on reading, writing, and technology</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/27/thoughts-on-reading-writing-and-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/27/thoughts-on-reading-writing-and-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Last week, I had a short but interesting chat with someone at the corporate gig I&#8217;m currently working on. He was telling me about a commentator he heard on the radio who stated that ebook readers in their current form were doomed. Why? Because 1) the screens are grayscale, and 2) the content on [...]


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		<title>When to pack it in</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/25/when-to-pack-it-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Quit. It&#8217;s a four-letter word, and one that&#8217;s often treated like one of the worst of them. There&#8217;s a stigma attached to quitting. It implies failure, and all the perceptual baggage that goes along with failure.

But there are times when you&#8217;ve just got to cut your losses. What are those situations? Here are three [...]


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		<title>A few links for the end of the week</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/22/a-few-links-for-the-end-of-the-week-47/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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Yes, Virginia, there are some clients you should avoid
Three steps to get your freelance writing career underway in 2010
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		<title>Invoicing with BambooInvoice</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/20/invoicing-with-bambooinvoice/</link>
		<comments>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/20/invoicing-with-bambooinvoice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As a freelancer, something that&#8217;s probably more than just slightly important to you is getting paid. Most of us enjoy what we do, but job satisfaction doesn&#8217;t pay the bills or fund our vices. Obviously, to get paid we need to invoice clients.

To be honest, I do quite a bit of my work in [...]


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		<title>Writing out, from the middle</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/18/writing-out-from-the-middle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There are people who have a very simplistic image of the writing process: start at the beginning and then work your way through to the end. Often, the process flows just like that. But not always.

There are times when I find myself able to quickly write the beginning and end of a piece, then [...]


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