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Improve Your Descriptions Through ObservationSome of you may remember a blog post in April responding to a question from Jason, an Iraq War veteran who was working on his descriptions. The post inspired a...Happy Canada Day!Happy birthday, Canada, and thanks for giving us Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, Robertson Davies, Alix Ohlin, Michael Ondaatje, Heather O'Neill, David Wevill . . . who else am I...You Gotta Have FaithA playwright friend of mine recently had a breakout play after years of living on nothing (at one point he even moved back home with his mom). He didn't come...My Sister's Keeper MovieSo I have two questions in light of a recent Washington Post article. First, and most fun, what did fans think of the new Jodi Picoult movie, which took in...Wordle Word CloudsI discovered Wordle on a recent blog carnival: it generates word clouds, or collages, using text you enter. (The program chooses words based on frequency; the most frequently used words...Hands: A Creative Writing Exercise in 5 StepsWhen I've used this creative writing exercise in a class, it's consistently resulted in interesting work. You'll begin the exercise by thinking of someone for whom you have strong feelings,...Attention Avi FansI recently read Avi for the first time, mostly to find out what this one-named author was all about. I was stunned to learn how many books he's written, and... |
"What Does ---- Mean?"Hi writers! In order to quickly answer those random FAQs that end up in my inbox here and there, I will often simply add to the Freelance Writing Glossary page....Astonishing Story of Unpaid FreelancersI love being on the Editorial Freelancers Association list. I get to "overhear" so much shop talk and wisdom from people who have been in this industry for three times...How to Hire a Freelance WriterI recently hired a cadre of freelance writers to cover a large project from a publisher. I've been quite happy with their performance and work, and thought I'd share some...New York Times Article on Freelancing (Warning: Depressing!)On 6/6 I wrote this brief blog post on freelance writing and health insurance, and Nan, a regular commenter and reader mentioned a New York Times article on the state...Curious-- What Do Writers Think of This?I've done some work for textbook publishers in the past, and it's one of the jobs that I most appreciate. I saw a story come across my desk indicating that...Freelancers Donate Work To Keep Paste Magazine RunningWow. In May, Paste Magazine, a monthly glossy focusing on "signs of life in music, film and culture" had to mount a comprehensive campaign to keep its coffers full ......Health Insurance and the Freelance WriterNot sure how I missed this, but I wanted to make sure you didn't! The New York Times recently wrote a story on finding health insurance. This is one of the... |
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