Tag: freelance writing
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#ExploreToCreate: My Trip to Denver
One of the major perks of being a full-time freelancer is that I can work from anywhere there’s WiFi. Over the holiday weekend, I took advantage of that ability, flying to Denver, Colorado.
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How to Craft a PR Pitch I’ll Want to Read
As a freelance writer who has a few big-name publications in her portfolio, it’s inevitable that I’m going to receive unsolicited pitches from PR firms—I’ve accepted that, and I even have a special folder in my inbox where I store all these communications. However, I’m quite often surprised at how bad many of the pitches…
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Finally Freelance: 5 Tips on Achieving Self-Employment
Finally, finally, finally. I finally achieved my goal of becoming a full-time freelance writer, and it feels great! I’ve been working hard over the past year, taking one small step at a time, to get to a place where I can support myself with my writing. It took a lot of overtime, a lot of…
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Tips for Finding Freelance Writing Jobs
I’m going to let you in on a big secret: You don’t necessarily need a padded portfolio to get into freelancing.