In Search of Separation… Being a freelancer guarantees weirdness.  Unpredictability is the only constant and the bizarre twists and turns of everyday life constantly squash efforts to create that ideal professional/personal balance.

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Separation, Integration and Working as a Freelance Writer: My Peas are Touching My Meat (and it’s Good)

Are you stuck in the middle with your online marketing? Too much integrity to be an Internet marketing huckster, and too much respect for cash flow to be a social media idealist

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Get a Great Deal When You Join Third Tribe Before June 1, 2010

Last week I wrote about four potential ways that freelance writers overspend. Naturally, because we’re all dirty overspenders, the comments turned into an exultation over the joys of inhaling fresh journals in the office supply aisle and our ecstasy at purchasing that perfect, unnecessary domain name .  But that must come to an end, because today is judgment day.

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Freelance Writer, Tame That Wild Over Spending

I’ve decided to open a third checking account. Right now, I have two accounts – one business account that holds my income until I’m ready to “pay” myself and another that receives my monthly paychecks

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Is Multiple Bank Accounts the Solution for Lazy Budgeting?

Gmail has plenty of hidden features that can really help you up your freelancing game. One in particular has made me able to handle the stack of email that comes my way every day much easier: canned responses. By creating a few template emails that handle most situations and saving them as canned responses, you can speed up your ability to respond to sources, send out queries and more.

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5 Ways to Use Gmail Canned Responses in Freelancing

I hope everyone’s having a great weekend! But it’s time for our weekly freelance fitness tip with a new idea for staying healthier during the next work week, and beyond. Last week we talked about working at a standing desk . This week it’s time for a food and nutrition tip

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Freelance Fitness: Simple No-Cook Breakfasts for Freelance Writers

Last week , I told a story about how Brian lured me down to Texas, loaded me up with tequila, and convinced me to become a walking endorsement.

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Johnny’s Copyblogger Wrap-Up: Week of May 17, 2010

  Yesterday, Michelle Rafter Tweeted this little gem: More on #Yahoo #AssociatedContent deal – AC writers attempting to unionize to have more say post acquisition. Details: http://bit.ly/dcV6Gw You may have read about the acquisition on any number of blogs already, including Carol Tice’s

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Associated Content Writers: You Are Trying To Unionize What, Now?

Cindi, via Skribit, asks me to write about: “The first client – how to approach, pricing, time, etc.” Excellent question, Cindi, because that’s the number one challenge for new writers — having the fortitude to step up to a prospective client, and get down to business. Here’s the answer in a nutshell. It’s very simple: all Freelance Writing: Getting Your First, Very Important Client is a post from: Angela Booth's Fab Freelance Writing Blog

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Freelance Writing: Getting Your First, Very Important Client

Just a quick update on Stacey’s coaching progress this week (and then she and I are both back to enjoying some much-deserved time off).

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Weekly Coaching Update – Stacey Abler – May 21, 2010

I’ve mentioned this a few times in the past, but now that we’re getting closer to launch time I want to introduce you to the upcoming All Freelance Writing virtual book club. It’s for freelance writers, authors, and aspiring authors.

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Introduction to the All Freelance Writing Virtual Book Club

Combining literary classics with supernatural monsters has been all the rage these days.

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Literary Monster Mashups, Or “Evil Dead III: Library of Darkness”

You may have noticed a new face in our contributor list here on the blog. I’m happy to announce that comedy writer Matt Willard is joining All Freelance Writing. Yes, I know we already have an awesome comedy writer (Clint rocks).

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Matt Willard – The New Face in Town

For some it’s a dream, for others a necessity, but it can be tricky to find an ideal situation for work-at-home moms and they don’t usually mind. There isn’t much about parenting that’s ideal, after all.

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Working at Home: 3 Danger Signs for WAHMs

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Nutrition & Parenting SEO Web Content Freelance Writing by gordongould

By the way – I’m not sure what you meant by “balanc[ing] freelance communications work with proper journalistic writing ,” but if you’re working for a paper or other organization, you’ll probably be discouraged from taking outside jobs …

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Early 30s prospective career-changer – best route to paid work in …

freelance – writer – jobs says: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-e4urBsvvoBecoming a freelance writing entails writing on a consistent basis, whether it means writing for a church bulletin,. Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs » Blog Archive …

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Freelance Writing News – 353th Edition « Freelance Writing News …

You might have seen me mention this before, but I’m about to start on my first screenplay. If you’ve followed my blog(s) for a while, you might also remember that I let you follow along in my process to outline two novels (as a part of a process to compare different novel outlining / drafting methods). I’m planning to do the same with the screenplay project

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Writing a Screenplay (and Interview with Xandy Sussan) – Screenplay Ideas

Freelance writers are budget conscious and enjoy taking advantage of bargains and freebies. That’s why every now and then I like to throw out lists of free things for writers.  You can probably find all these resources on your own, but isn’t it nice to have them all in one convenient place?

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252 Free Things for Freelance Writers

It’s secret time! It’s been my experience that we all have a few dirty little secrets stashed away, and working from behind a computer screen lets us get away with a few harmless fibs every now and then – not that I would lie. I really do still look like that picture I posted from ten years ago…before two c-section deliveries…really, I’m still that hot! I just protect the hotness with sloppy clothing and some layers of “mommy comfort.” Which brings me to the first thing I’m willing to admit. I might be brilliant, but I’m not dressing up for you

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The Things WAHM Never Admit To…But I Will