15 days ago by Marilyn

Nothing makes an author antsier than being without a contract. I haven’t found myself in that situation in a long, thank you, God. Because there are a zillion people out there vying for the limited number of contracts available, most authors have a tendency to say yes to every one that comes along. ...

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78 days ago by Alanna Klapp

Welcome to the next installment of The Seven Questions Series. Thanks to Jessica Kristie for being my guest! The Background “Poetry is my heart, anchors my soul and documents myjourney.” – Jessica Kristie Born and raised in the California Bay Area, Jessica discovered her passionto write at the young ...

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82 days ago by Bridgette

Do you know what is lurking behind that cornucopia centerpiece? 2012! Each year the holiday season warps my sense of time so when December 31st arrives, I am surprised – and appalled – to have landed on new year’s eve. (Why is it important for me to have fresh goals on January 1st? That’s a post for ...

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102 days ago by M. J. Kelley

Yes sir, November is National Novel Writing Month. Every year people gather to write novels together and sign up at nanowrimo.org. I've never been a fan of online writing communities. I tried some out in 2001 and found that I was much better off writing and tracking my progress offline. Plus, I care ...

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108 days ago by Becca

I’m a full-time believer in writing habits…You may be able to do without them if you have genius but most of us only have talent and this is simply something that has to be assisted all the time by physical and mental habits or it dries up and blows away…Of course you have to make your habits in thi ...

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138 days ago by M. J. Kelley

If you're like me and you have a pretty busy work and family life, you may find it hard to get that writing time in. One solution I've found is the 5 a.m. writing schedule. That's right, waking up at 5 a.m. to get the writing in before anyone else gets up and before I have to be at work. Making writ ...

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141 days ago by Alanna Klapp

Welcome to another installment of The Seven Questions Series! A huge thank you to Steve Sears for being my guest. The Background Bio: Steve Sears, owner of SGSWrite LLC, is a full-time freelance writer living in Bloomfield, New Jersey. A freelance writer since 1996, he writes food and dining, bridal ...

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227 days ago by magpiewrites

I can get YouTube on my TV. I can download Caillou in spanish and this makes me and my daughter happy. For seven minutes. That's how long the longest episode is. So, for today, and in answer to the most boring but evergreen question about writing ever (How Do You Find Time to Write?), I say - I writ ...

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232 days ago by heidit

One of the things you’ll find as a writer is there are many articles telling you to develop proper writing habits. They tell you which time of day to write, how much you should write and so on. Allow me to add my two cents. As far as I’m concerned, aside from agreeing that to […]

The Happy Freelancer - thehappyfreelancer.com · Rank: 118,210 · 12 references