professional writer

  • My favourite holiday writing topics

    Over the years, I often find myself working happily away on some fun and interesting holiday-themed writing topics that make it an enjoyable time of year even if I do find myself working through it. 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

  • 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

  • How to win over a customer

    As if researching, writing and editing weren’t enough to handle as a professional writer, you also have to figure out creative ways to win over the customer.  With all of the competition out there, it may seem that trying to… Continue reading

  • When to break up with a business content writer

    Your writer, be them a freelance writer or a staff writer, may show one or more of these signs that they are no longer cutting it.  The more of these they show, the more energy it may take for you… Continue reading

  • How to write compelling blog posts

    Writing compelling blog posts may be a little harder than reading them, but there’s no reason that it needs to be torture.  Use these writing tips to guide you forward and, when the frustration on doing it “right” gets to… Continue reading

  • How to make this year the best ever as a writer

    Make 2020 your most successful year as a writer by taking the time to understand what you want to get out of it.  Preparation is key and what better time to start than right now, today on January 1st?  Turn… Continue reading

  • 4 Writer-friendly Christmas gifts

    From an amateur to a professional writer, here are some tried and tested great writer-friendly gifts that you can consider to make your holiday shopping spree easier and, of course, a little more writer-y. Continue reading

  • How to get over writer burnout

    Accepting that you have writer burnout can be difficult.  It’s not so much identifying our feelings, it’s more about actually facing the fact that we have writer burnout itself.  After all, we’re writers at our core.  Continue reading

  • 3 warning signs of writer burnout

    You’re in the business because you love writing, but the reality is that that love of writing can only go so far.  The days get long, the words get harder to type out, and you just simply get tired.  Writer’s… Continue reading