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The Secret to Paid Writing Gigs
Sick of getting freelance queries rejected? Frustrated with never seeing your byline? Tired of generating great articles that don’t sell? Well, I’m here to tell you …That’s because you’re doing it...
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How to Reach Your Freelance Goals
Can a simple formula tell you exactly where you are in your freelance goals?More important, can some quick math help you reach them?Two years ago, my life changed dramatically: My wife and I had our...
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How to Land Writing Gigs When Meeting Editors
Last fall, author and journalist John Moir redeemed part of his grand prize from WD’s 78th Annual Writing Competition when he traveled to New York City, where his escort from the WD editorial team had...
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Flat Fees vs. Hourly Rates
My daughters like to play bookstore at our house. They hide behind one of our beds, pull up a giant pile of books and ask me to buy them—and I’m happy to oblige because 1) I love books and 2) it costs...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Researching Skills and Write Accurately
by Timothy Perrin, Will Romano, Deborah Jeanne Sergeant & Jeffery D. ZbarIn most cases, a work of nonfiction requires some amount of research and interviewing. Whether or not you’re already an...
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The Fact-Check Checklist
You interviewed your sources for an article, wrote it up and turned it in. Done? Not yet. Often you need to provide backup info for the publication’s fact checkers, and requirements for doing so vary....
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5 Steps to Transform Meals into Writing Experiences
The best part of traveling to Italy was the hand-cut pasta in a tiny restaurant. You’ll never forget the farmer’s market where you tasted fresh mulberries for the first time. Feeding your bacon-wrapped...
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Gene Weingarten Shares his Thoughts on Writing
Gene Weingarten suggests that winning a Pulitzer Prize is “pure luck.”“The Pulitzer is a crapshoot,” The Washington Post feature writer/humor columnist says. “Your piece has to hit a few people the...
View ArticleFreelance Writing: 10 Tips to Better Interviews
When I became a full-time freelancer more than a decade ago, it wasn’t long before I realized that many of the tactics I found most effective in drawing out interviewees were not unlike those a...
View ArticlePublishing 101: What You Need to Know
It might sound like an unfair stereotype, but it’s true: Those of us who have worked in publishing can attest to the obvious fact that few first-time writers have the slightest idea of what goes on...
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