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5 quick tips writers can use to avoid procrastinating
[This is post is written by a sponsor of WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age. The sponsor provides products or services to this blog.] Have you heard about the iPad app that helps prevent writers...
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65+ apps for writers
I’ve been squirreling away information on apps that writers could find helpful. After adding to it for a couple months, the list is sufficiently long to make it public. You can see it here: Twitter...
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Dear WordCount: Can I avoid in-person meetings with clients?
Dear WordCount: I’ve been going to in-person meetings at a client’s office. I’m fine with going every once in a while, but it’s an hour’s drive each way and the more meetings I attend, the more it...
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What freelance assignments are you working on? [Discussion]
What projects are you working on right now? At any given time, freelance writers are working on an eclectic mix of assignments plus putting together letters of introduction, queries, follow up notes,...
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Dear WordCount: How do you avoid freelance burnout?
One way to avoid burnout – go on vacation! Dear WordCount: Freelancers juggle so many different things. I wonder, how do you keep from burning out? — Tired Dear Tired: Drink wine. I’m kidding (well,...
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Good reads: Feral freelancer, writer’s rituals, taking time off and more
To do good writing, read good writing. Here’s the good writing I’ve been reading this week: Taming the feral freelancer (The Science Writer’s Handbook) – Freelance science writer Brian Vastag wasn’t...
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Use ‘Inbox Zero’ method to clear out email, be more productive
Today’s post on a popular method for clearing out your email inbox and getting organized in the process comes from Luke Clum, a Seattle writer and designer. — MVR I don’t know about you, but email is...
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12 time management tips for writers
[Please enjoy this post from the WordCount archives — Michelle] One of the biggest challenges self-employed writers, editors, bloggers or other freelancers face is how to make the best use of your...
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How freelancers can use virtual assistants to get more done
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Writers and editors at the final session of the American Society of Journalists and Authors New Avenues in Journalism conference Oct. 10-11 talked about working smarter, not harder,...
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7 tips for turning down freelance work (the right way)
If you’re self-employed, turning down freelance work be difficult, especially if you’re just starting out. But overloading yourself with work can lead to unmet deadlines, and unhappy clients. These...
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