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  • Critiquing groups: their jobs and limitations

    A critiquing group has the kind of power that can either buoy up or weigh down a budding writer just trying to learn and improve.  If there s one thing you can take from my words, it would be this:… Continue reading

  • Pros and cons of a critiquing group

    As you can probably tell, I’m not a huge fan of critiquing groups.  This is only my own personal experience with them, though.  When used properly, they’re an irreplaceable part of a writer’s journey to better writing.  But when they’re… Continue reading

  • True or False assumptions for business writers

    There seems to be a lot of misinformation out there about when and how business content writers work. While I’ve seen some of the easier questions answered, I decided that I wanted to join the conversation about some of the… Continue reading

  • How to deal with negative reviews 

    So, the time has come. You get a notification for your posted fanfic/short story/novel and you go to check out the review only to find out that it’s — gasp —negative?!  That weird whirlwind of anger, shame, and indignation you’re… Continue reading

  • Platform versus private freelancing

    Lets take a look at whether you should look at platform freelancing at all, or go with private freelancing from the get-go. Spoiler alert: both have an important role to play in your freelancing career! Continue reading

  • The best freelancing platforms

    When I started out, there wasn’t much out there for trustworthy online platforms to advertise my services, but now there seems to be one on every virtual corner!  If you’re looking at getting involved with freelancing platforms, you’ll want to… Continue reading

  • 5 things not to say to a writer

    As any professional writer will tell you, you’ll hear a lot more negativity than positivity out there.  The goal is to focus on the positivity, of course, but there are those lines that just somehow always manage to sneak through… Continue reading

  • 3 things to say to a writer

    Out of nothing more than 26 letters, writers can create entire universes with characters and stories that will bring readers to tears.  Yet despite this truly awe-inspiring talent, there are many well-intentioned people out there (many of whom may be… Continue reading

  • The worst words ever

    As much as I love words, there are just those that take up space and don’t often give you anything for it. I know that professional writers are supposed to love all words, but that’s overrated.  Some words are just… Continue reading

  • The best words ever

    It’s no secret that all writers love words!  We work with them day-in and day-out and we’ve all got our favourites.  However, it isn’t too often that any of us agree on what the best words ever are.  Below are… Continue reading