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March 7, 2017
Research — How to Uncover the Truth: Guest Post by Marie Lavender
Marie Lavender
There’s a big reason why I don’t write historical novels—the idea of all that research intimidates me!
The names, the dates, the food and clothing. The actual places and events that may make their way into the storyline—and the details that showed I did (or failed to do!) my homework.
And then there are the idioms and slang terms that could – and would! – trip me up. Nope, I’d rather read ‘em than write ‘em!
Luckily for me and the rest of us, Marie Lavender hasn’t let all that...
March 1, 2017
February 22, 2017
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 2.22.17 from Orson Scott Card
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February 15, 2017
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February 7, 2017
Tuesday’s Tips: 3 Tips for Finding Copywriting Clients
3 Tips for Finding Copywriting Clients Last month’s post covered 3 Steps to Starting Your Copywriting Career: identifying your copywriting skills and knowledge base, preparing your summary of copywriting capabilities and portfolio and identifying your target market for copywriting assignments.
You did your homework and now you’re set to let potential clients know you’re out there. But how do you find them?
Here are three tips for finding potential copywriting clients.
Tip 1: Look Local
Make t...
January 25, 2017
January 18, 2017
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 1.18.17 from Isabella Franconati
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Tuesday’s Tips: 3 Steps to Starting Your Copywriting Career
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3 Steps to Starting YourCopywriting CareerSo this is the year—the year you are going to dive into freelance writing full-time.
Not doing newspaper or magazine articles, but copywriting for clients. Any kind of copywriting: case studies, ad copy, blog posts and web content.
You’ve been reading books and articles about six-figure incomes and you’re ready to rake in the cash.
According to Carol Tice, an award-winning writer whose Make a Living Writing blog has a wealth of...
