Whether you’re freelance writing or in any other career, it’s important to have goals. They keep you focused and, in the tough times, remind you why you’re churning out articles at 1 cent a word. I have a lot of goals for my career - and not all of them involve writing. In talking to [...] [...more]
Blogging For Smarties is not the opposite of Blogging For Dummies, a book which tells us how to do what we already do here at WritingUp.If you want advice on smart blogging, try Performancing.com, Problogger.com or read Seven Essential Blogging Habits. This is about a conversation with my three year old which made me think [...] [...more]
I’m on a bit of a roll now. I’ve been doing some writing for Lifetips on fruit, video chat and Spanish (more about that in another post), while trying to keep up with my blogs. The schedule is hectic, partly my own fault for doing some really bad writing late at night. The result was [...] [...more]
Like many of the people here, I’m a work at home mum. In lieu of any inspiration for another freelance writing tip, I thought I’d share with you what my week is usually like. In essence, it breaks down into two parts. Monday to Wednesday, my daughter is at nursery (because those were my work [...] [...more]
