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National Day of Prayer: For Such a Time as This

[image error] Today the United States commemorates the 59th annual observance of the National Day of Prayer .

Americans have been praying for our country since before there was a country. In 1775, the Continental Congress called on the people to pray for wisdom in creating this new great experiment in freedom. Since then prayer has been an integral part of our national history.

The Presidential Proclamation for the 2010 National Day of Prayer says:

I call upon the citizens of our Nation to pray, or otherwise...

Freelance Rates – Part 3: Setting Freelance Writing and Editing Prices

Table of contents for Freelance RatesFreelance Rates – Part 1: Determining Your Worth as a FreelancerFreelance Rates – Part 3: Setting Freelance Writing and Editing PricesFreelance Rates – Part 2: Hourly vs Project

We've talked about recognizing your worth as a writer or editor, and we've looked at whether to charge or hourly rates. Regardless of what you are going to quote to your client, you probably want to begin the process of setting your rates by coming up with an hourly rate. Then you ...

Freelance Rates – Part 2: Hourly vs Project

Table of contents for Freelance RatesFreelance Rates – Part 1: Determining Your Worth as a FreelancerFreelance Rates – Part 2: Hourly vs Project

Some freelancers prefer to charge by the hour; others offer flat rates for specific projects.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both, and some jobs are better suited to one than the other—the scope of some projects can't be easily defined, making a project fee difficult to determine. Your market may dictate how you charge. Many business...

Freelance Rates – Part 1: Determining Your Worth as a Freelancer

Table of contents for Freelance RatesFreelance Rates – Part 1: Determining Your Worth as a Freelancer

"Freelance editing rates" is consistently the most popular search term that leads people to my blog. Because of that interest, several months ago, I conducted and publised the results of a freelance rates survey.  Freelance rates are the source of continuing debate, and the results of the survey showed rates ranging from less than $5 per hour to $150 per hour.

You want to earn what you're...

While There's Still Time

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Excerpt: The Shortest Distance

[image error]A few days ago, I interviewed author Miriam Ruff about her book of short stories, The Shortest Distance. Someone asked in comments if there was an excerpt available of the book, as he would like to get a taste of her work before ordering the book.

It pays to ask a question in comments. Miriam has agreed to allow me to post a story from her book here—I think you may be motivated to buy the book after reading the story. Bear in mind that there is a wide variety of stories in the book, so one...

Visual Arts Junction Writing Contest: Hushed Recall

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Hushed Recall by Aggie Villanueva

A beautiful, intriguing picture can be a wonderful writing prompt to get your creative juices flowing. Aggie Villanueva at Visual Arts Junction has announced a new writing contest that invites you to look at Hushed Recall, the photo art above, and write a 500 word story or essay inspired by it.

Aggie describes the contest this way:

Deadline June 30. A picture is worth a thousand words, as they say, and that is your assignment. Well, more accurately, 500 words...

Interview: Author Miriam Ruff

[image error]Welcome to Miriam Ruff, my guest today. I've known Miriam for several years. She was a member of the Editorial Board of Your Information Center when I was Editor-in-Chief. I was familiar with her excellent skills at editing nonfiction, but I hadn't read any of her creative writing until I read The Shortest Distance, her new collection of short fiction.

Lillie: Welcome to A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye, Miriam. I'm delighted to host you here and introduce my readers to you and your writing. ...

Thanks to March 2010 Commenters

Outstanding...

Blog: Private Home or Public Meeting Place?

I have been blessed with many wonderful readers and commenters. I appreciate comments and routinely thank commenters for the great conversations. In fact, this month's thanks to commenters post was scheduled for today, but I postponed it so I could discuss something that happened this week.

You wonderful readers and commenters have spoiled me so much that I was flabbergasted to encounter what I consider to be cyberbullying. I will tell the story of what happened without identifying the...