From The Urban Muse
May 16, 2012 at 10:35 am
Ed. note: This guest post is published in solidarity with Lori Widmer’s Writer’s Worth Week. Hop on over to Lori’s blog to check out my guest post on why per-word ... (
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From The Urban Muse
May 9, 2012 at 4:52 am
By Writer’s Relief
The Internet and the digital age have revamped almost everything about our world: The way we read books (good-bye, print), listen to music (adios, CDs), ... (
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From The Urban Muse
April 30, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Last week was the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) annual conference. Being an over-achiever (or possibly a sadist), I moderated the session on LinkedIn Friday ... (
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From The Urban Muse
April 24, 2012 at 4:45 am
By Greg Walker
Proofreading. The word alone is enough to bore the socks off most writers. After going through the whole creative process and editing your work down to a work of ... (
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From The Urban Muse
April 19, 2012 at 1:43 pm
By Diane Stresing
Earth Day comes around every year on April 22. Here are seven ways writers can celebrate – and help save the planet – every day.
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From The Urban Muse
April 16, 2012 at 11:18 am
By Alisa Bowman, co-chair of the 2012 ASJA Conference
Many times, at the start of an important project, I find myself doing the following:
Drinking cup after cup of tea
Taking ... (
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From The Urban Muse
April 10, 2012 at 2:57 pm
By Kaity Nakagoshi
Just as writing for the web requires different tactics than writing for print, writing for social media is different than writing for the web. Writers need to ... (
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From The Urban Muse
April 4, 2012 at 3:41 am
A colleague recently posted on a freelance forum with a question about breaking the four-figure follower market on Twitter. Being the savvy content creator that I am, I’m ... (
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From The Urban Muse
March 26, 2012 at 9:44 am
I spent Saturday at the first (and hopefully annual) Blog Better Boston Conference. Boston’s a fantastic city and all, but I admit I have a bit of conference envy, since ... (
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From The Urban Muse
March 7, 2012 at 2:08 pm
One of the major downsides to self-employment is that you don’t get paid sick leave. I’m fortunate that I’ve never been seriously ill, but for various reasons ... (
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From The Urban Muse
March 1, 2012 at 11:59 am
By Angela M. Taylor
The popular image of bloggers and freelancers isn’t particularly flattering—the idea is that, without the discipline of an office environment, bloggers ... (
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From The Urban Muse
February 22, 2012 at 3:44 am
By Susie Brown
I always thought that splitting an infinitive was a major no-no in English grammar, but it turns out that the split infinitive is not as problematic as I once thought.
Thankfully, ... (
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From The Urban Muse
February 15, 2012 at 3:30 am
Ed. Note: Meredith Resnick is a wonderfully prolific and generous colleague so when Alexandra asked about writing a guest post in support of Meredith and her blog, I just had to ... (
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From The Urban Muse
February 8, 2012 at 10:26 am
By Steph Auteri
Having trouble generating new story ideas? In my opinion, that’s one of the toughest things about being a freelance writer. In order to make writing lucrative, ... (
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From The Urban Muse
February 1, 2012 at 4:59 am
Some of the comments on my post about picking a freelancer’s brain triggered a related question: when should you hit up someone for free advice vs. paying for it? Full disclosure: ... (
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From The Urban Muse
January 25, 2012 at 3:27 am
Michelle Rafter’s recent post about cutting costs from your freelance business got me thinking about the whole landline vs. cell phone vs. voice over IP debate. I’ve ... (
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From The Urban Muse
January 11, 2012 at 3:23 am
Last week, a Forbes.com article called No, You Can’t Pick My Brain. It Costs Too Much sparked a lively discussion on Twitter. I agree with the premise of the piece (that ... (
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From The Urban Muse
January 6, 2012 at 4:50 pm
By Kimberly Wilson
You’ve been wracking your brain for story ideas for hours. You have a host of half-baked ideas written in a notebook, but what you really want is someone ... (
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From The Urban Muse
December 28, 2011 at 5:47 pm
The end of the year is a good time to reflect over the past 12 months and think about where you want to go in the coming year.
I’m still mulling over my goals for 2012 and ... (
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From The Urban Muse
December 21, 2011 at 3:50 am
By Mike Law
You love your freelance website. It’s visually striking and easy to navigate. The content is fresh and informative. You’ve got the latest search engine optimization ... (
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From The Urban Muse
December 7, 2011 at 4:24 am
By Maria Rainier
As with any career or hobby, there are going to be times as a blogger that you hit a wall and just can’t seem to come up with something new to write about. ... (
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From The Urban Muse
November 30, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Usually we think of hitting the books in the fall, as students around the world head back to school. However, autumn can be a hectic time for freelancers as their editors and clients ... (
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From The Urban Muse
November 17, 2011 at 4:08 pm
A few days ago, I received an unexpected package: a box of goodies from Good Karmal along with a note of thanks from a fellow freelancer. It was a very sweet way to show appreciation, ... (
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From The Urban Muse
November 9, 2011 at 11:55 am
Many people will tell you the best way to land decent-paying freelance writing gigs is through networking. I agree, but if you’re just starting out, then you may not have ... (
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From The Urban Muse
November 4, 2011 at 4:45 am
Since the Google Panda update slapped down sites with dubious (and often duplicate) content, SEOs have been clamoring to get a content marketing strategy in place.
While this is ... (
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