How to avoid getting them. How to say goodbye when you have one. — As a freelance writer just starting out, you may have experienced this scenario. Hey- maybe you are experiencing it right now and you just don’t know how to say goodbye. It goes something like this… You’ve taken on a client that is a bit different from your ideal client persona. …

How inbound marketing techniques can bring new, qualified business to your doorstep. — If you are new to blogging you may have experienced the deflation of having your great content fall flat. It goes something like this… You have an idea for a great blog article. You do the research. You come up with great stories and analogies to explain your points. You…

What reading a book per week taught me about life, faith and the writing life. — I’m not sure where I was when I was struck with the notion that I needed, not only to read more, but to read a book per week for a year. …

Can it really be that simple? — I came about the knowledge of the secret of happiness a few years ago. Although I did not know what I’d stumbled upon at the time, the secret continued to reveal itself to me over and over during the course of the next few years, until now I am sure of it and would like to share it with you. It all started with…

Advice from a Former Chicken — “A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.” -Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene II, in A Farewell to Arms …

The freelance writer’s guide to getting website content jobs. — If you are a freelance writer who is just starting out and you are looking for lucrative writing opportunities, look no further than your local mom and pop shops, restaurants and professional offices that are on your town’s Main Street right now. Nearly every business with a storefront has a…

How getting ahead of yourself leads to getting ahead in freelancing and in life When it comes to getting more out of life, it really boils down to this one question: Am I willing to take a risk? Think about all the times you have learned a valuable lesson in life. Were those lessons the result of careful attention to playing it safe? …

Lessons from the trenches. — Opportunities are everywhere for the freelance writer with experience. There are blogs to write, websites to edit, newsletters that need to be drafted and so many small businesses that need promotion! …

I got what I wished for…now what? I love the writing game. I have been in it most of my professional life. Some periods of my life I have been able to write and do nothing else for income. …