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How To Be a Freelance Writer in 2018 and Beyond: 5 Lessons From My Brand Overhaul

by Ciaran Gilligan Source link Everybody is a freelance writer these days. Well, ok, maybe not everybody. But it sure does seem like there are a lot of us out there. As we head toward the end of 2017, it’s becoming an increasingly common term in an increasingly crowded space. So, how do you stands

Killing Malmon: A Charity Anthology

by terribleminds Source link Here’s Dan and Kate Malmon to talk briefly about a charity anthology you can buy right now (print, e-book) — get some stories and support the fight against Multiple Sclerosis. * * * Sometimes – often times – life is weird. In 2014, Crimespree Magazine held an online flash fiction contest. The theme?s

Interview with Curtis Brown literary agent, Tess Callero

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link Tess Callero is one of the fabulous literary agents at Curtis Brown Ltd (another fabulous agent is Ginger Knowlton, my own agent). I got to know Tess when I recently did an Instagram takeover of the CB feed; the fact that I had so much FUN was largely dues

Artists Warning: Stay Hungry and Kick Some Butt!

by Bryan Hutchinson Source link I’m not going to tell you that you shouldn’t be jealous, envious, or that you should ignore how much better another person might be. Go ahead, dare yourself. Compare yourself. It might be the best thing you ever do for your art. The truth is, your envies, your jealousies, ands

Writer’s Market (2019 edition) is Accepting Article Pitches from Freelance Writers

by Brian Scott Source link Robert Brewer, who edits the popular Writer’s Market directories, is soliciting how-to nonfiction articles from freelance writers to publish in the 2019 Writer’s Market. He is seeking… ***

Don’t Wrestle with the Muse

by JW Source link I don’t go up against my writing and come out bloody-knuckled. I don’t wrestle with the muse. I don’t argue. I try to get away from self-hatred, and competition, all those things that mark and mar so many writers’ careers and lives. I try to remain stubborn in my gladness. ELIZABETHs

The Winners of the Fall Writing Contest

by Joe Bunting Source link In August, we hosted the Fall Writing Contest in partnership with Short Fiction Break literary magazine. Entering this writing contest was a huge accomplishment for all our writers, and we want to celebrate the winners here on The Write Practice. We received over 300 entries to this contest from sos

New Indie Book Release: Star Child (Leonard Petracci)

by Alan Kealey Source link New Indie Book Release: Star Child – Leonard Petracci Urban Fantasy / Superhero (449 Pages – October 2017) Star Child blends the excitement of super powers with the practical applications of…

Get Your Website Firing on All Cylinders (Visually and Verbally)

by Sonia Simone Source link We’re coming into the last two months of the year (how), and our minds tend to naturally turn to: “How in the expletive-of-choice am I going to hit my goals for this year?” One word, baby: Tactics. This week was about rolling those sleeves up and making it happen. Whethers

Solo NYC – Something New for Freelancers and Solopreneurs?

by Anne Wayman Source link In this case, SOLO is a short film about freelancers, aka solopreneurs, in New York. After I got over my suspicion and personal annoyance at the insistence that New York city is the only place creativity takes place, I found the film poignant. There are no writers, but at least fors