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Bring Focus to Your Freelance Writing Career

January 18, 2013 by Bobbi Dumas 1 Comment
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The beginning of a new year is a great time to bring new focus to your work and to your professional obligations.  Here are a few things to consider as you move forward in 2013, flourishing as a freelancer. – Take some time to evaluate your work and progress.  What things worked, what didn’t?  Did … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Marketing, Writing Business Tagged: business of writing, freelance writing, marketing your writing

Report: Novelists Inc. Conference 2012: Social Media, Agents, Self-Publishing Success

October 31, 2012 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
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Thanks to the threat of Sandy, I came back from the Novelists Inc. Conference in New York two days earlier than originally planned. Thankfully, this still gave me the chance to see many friends and make a number of new ones. I also was able to attend the first two days of panels and roundtables. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Agents and Editors, Conferences, Featured, Indie Publishing, Marketing, Writing Business, Writing Life Tagged: Bella Andre, indie publishing, literary agents, Novelists Inc., self-publishing, social media

Triberr, Using the Power of Friends to Promote Your Blog

May 7, 2012 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
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You’ve set up your blog, you’ve filled it with content, and… no one comes to visit.  You can harass your friends and beg people on loops and Facebook to stop by, but you aren’t getting anyone NEW. You know there are people out there interested in what you have to say. You know there other … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Marketing, Writing Business Tagged: blogging, promoting your blog, triberr, twitter, writing for the web

Five Great Resources For Freelance Writing

April 20, 2012 by Lori Devoti 2 Comments

(Okay, six really, because the first stop is always the Writer’s Market!) Looking for some good tips on how to break into the freelance market?  Here are some good books and websites for more information and ideas: MediaBistro.com – Media Bistro was originally launched as an online media gathering place (in 1993), but has grown … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Marketing, Writing Business Tagged: articles, freelance writing, how to make money as a writer, marketing your writing, writetips, writing resources

3 Ways to Develop your Brand as an Author

March 7, 2012 by Monica Valentinelli Leave a Comment
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You’ve heard the phrase “writer’s platform” but what does that actually mean? What many publishers know, from a marketing standpoint, is that writer’s whose names are recognizable typically sell more books than an unknown author the reader has to take a chance on. Charlaine Harris. Stephen King. Neil Gaiman. These authors have power behind their … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Marketing Tagged: book marketing, branding, marketing, pen names, writer's platform, writing platform
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