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  • Is there a future in business content writing?

    Business content writing is different from creative writing or technical writing. It requires a different approach and a different engagement need. If you’re looking for a profitable career as a writer, this may just be it. Continue reading

  • Top 3 things I love about private freelancing

    One of the things that I learned when trying out private freelancing for the first time was staying in charge of the things that matter most to me. Those things may not matter to other professional writers, or they may seem unimportant to… Continue reading

  • Top 3 things I love about platform freelancing

    You don’t have to decide between platform and private freelancing. As I said, I do both and enjoy both for unique reasons. The options are out there, so you may as well make use of them. Right? Continue reading

  • Common questions on my career path

    There are some questions that I get a lot when people discover that I’m a writer. For example: “do you get in arguments with your characters?” Or “Are you still sane?” The answer to both is yes, by the way. Continue reading

  • What I love most about working as a professional writer

    There is a lot of content available that is scraped from a competitor or “written” by a spinning engine. It gives content writing a bad name since many average online readers don’t realize what’s going on behind the scenes. I… Continue reading

  • Things I wish someone had told me before going into professional writing

    There are quite a few things that I wish I had learned before becoming a professional writer. Still, these are the top ones that I use to help inspire the next generation of writers considering the career path. Use these… Continue reading

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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