In Chapter 11 of The Well-Fed Writer, entitled “The Well-Networked Writer,†I share a pile of stories from commercial freelancers everywhere, about landing writing work through unplanned, largely serendipitous social contacts. The moral: You never know where your next project might come from, so let the world know (in a low-key way, of course) what […]
The ‘APPETIZER’ Series: The original version of this piece first appeared as an Appetizer course in The Well-Fed E-PUB in June 2016, and was one I wanted to run as a blog post (with minor alterations) in order to get input from many voices. Got this note from a successful commercial writer recently: Another new […]
Great guest post from Matt Seidholz, a freelance healthcare content writer in Omaha, Nebraska. Hats off to Matt for having the courage to admit some of these classics, but I’m certain each of us have our own “Really??†stories from our early days that we’re not too proud of. But, we learn, correct and move on. Thanks, Matt! ******************* When I started commercial […]
The “APPETIZER†Series: The original version of this piece first appeared as an Appetizer course in The Well-Fed E-PUB in February 2017, and was one I wanted to run as a blog post (with minor alterations) in order to get input from many voices. A friend of mine recently sent around a pithy quote (source […]
The “APPETIZER†Series: The original version of this piece first appeared as an Appetizer course in The Well-Fed E-PUB in December 2015, and was one I wanted to run as a blog post (with minor alterations) in order to get input from many voices. So I’m on the phone a few weeks back with one […]