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How One Famous Author Tricks Herself Into Writing Wonderful Stories - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 24 Jan 14
     
    I always looked at it from the perspective of "I've fallen and it is my choice to get up" but this article offers a slightly different perspective.
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Seth's Blog: On doing the work - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 24 Jan 14
     
    Since I have gone public about being a writer, I am asked all the time about "how do you do it". What I notice the most is that folks think it is easy and automatic. This post about "doing the work" not only applies to writers but everything you try to achieve.
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What the Elance-oDesk Merger Means for Freelance Writers - 0 views

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  • Now that cheapie content can’t get sites traffic, demand is plummeting for $5 articles. That’s why the call for quality content is skyrocketing
  • I spend most of my time discouraging writers from hanging around these sort of race-to-the-bottom, bid-site platforms.
  • John Lemke on 14 Jan 14
     
    There has been much speculative talk about this among cloud workers. According to the article 8 million are registered between the two sites.
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The Write Life Presents: The 100 Best Websites for Writers in 2014 - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 14 Jan 14
     
    Fellow writers, here is a list to keep you busy. Feel free to leave a comment as to which ones you like.
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Writer Unboxed » Ten Myths about Writing - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 14 Jan 14
     
    I get some of these often, others rarely. Nonetheless, it is a good list of myths.
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Writer Unboxed » The Lessons I Should Have Learned from Stephen King's On Wri... - 0 views

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  • It’s easy to get caught up in the fact that we want others to love what we write. We make one tiny, harmless alteration after another, and eventually our work becomes something else entirely.
  • John Lemke on 26 Jan 14
     
    I too love this book.  If you struggle with the rewrite, read this post and then get King's book.
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» Writing Jobs from TextMaster.com (Full Review) : Freedom With Writing - 0 views

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  • TextMaster.com is an interesting little site that is fairly new but already has a reputation for being a good way to get started as a freelance writer. They make the claim that they are writer centered and by all accounts are fair and honest.
  • To become a member of the site, you simply sign up and verify your email address. Then you can go and explore the site.
  • There are 3 categories on TextMaster that will be of immediate interest to you: Copywriter, Translator, and Proofreader. These are the 3 areas that you can apply to for work.
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  • You can choose up to 7 interest categories and then select a star rating based on your expertise in the area. Because your list of available jobs is based on this list, you might want to tweak it to get the best search results. It’s not a long list and the categories are fairly standard with one exception: There is a separate are for the sensitive topics of religion and pornography.
  • There are two methods of finding a job on this site: Look for one and wait for one to come to you.
  • there is no direct client to writer communication which almost always increases the issues with editing.
  • there is the warning that if a writer has a lot of requests for rewrites or changes their status may be downgraded and eventually suspended.
  • There are several different levels of writers on this site and they are ranked in two different manners. Your initial level after submitting your sample is going to be Bronze. This means that you have written less than 10,000 words. The more words you write, the higher your level is going to be. The levels are Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, and Platinum.
  • Basic, Standard or Expert. So if you do well on your sample then you might enter the site as a Bronze Standard. That would mean that your initial pay rate is 3.9 cents per word. It sounds low but you can move up quickly. If you do well you will be rated again and if you are granted the expert level then you get a bump to $0.10 a word. You can eventually make more than $0.15 per word.
  • payment threshold of $70
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The Ultimate Guide to Proof-reading and Editing - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 27 Jan 14
     
    A great collection of lists on editing and revising.
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» Increase Your Freelance Writing Income in 5 Days : Freedom With Writing - 0 views

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  • Spend a few minutes setting up an email system that you can use to contact potential clients. The ideal system will let you contact many people at once, based on a custom list that you create.
  • you need to spend the time to create a custom pitch to that matches your potential clients very closely. Once that is done, set your email system to send the email out at 8am on Tuesday
  • look for potential network possibilities. This should only take about 5 minutes of your time. You want to check Meetup.com for both freelance writing networking as well as networking opportunities within your writing specialties. Check for local community meetings such as School board and city/county council meetings. All of these are great places to meet potential clients.
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  • oday is the day for cold calling. Most people don’t particularly enjoy this aspect of marketing but it is extremely valuable. Use the list you made on Monday and call each company.
  • By now you are getting some serious responses to your quick burst activities. So today you want to focus on social media. If you don’t already have Facebook and Twitter accounts for your freelance writing business, this is the time to set them up. You should also have a LinkedIn account. If not, set one of those up as well. Then go into the settings of LinkedIn and Twitter and set them up to update whenever you post to the associated Facebook page. Properly setting up your social media pages is extremely important; you are selling yourself. Make it look good.
  • PLEASE do not use your personal Facebook page for this. You do not want clients and potential clients to see the funny faces you made during your best friends wedding reception! Use your professional Facebook page for this and close your personal page to anyone but friends. If you are thinking it doesn’t matter, look at your page as though you were the client. That should do it.
  • Ok we are at the end of the week. You have set up an email marketing blitz, found and attended networking opportunities, written a letter to your local paper, cold called potential clients and set up your social media sites (and are updating them!) The only thing left is to update your Freelance Writing Website.
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