by Ali | Sep 13, 2016 | Freelancing
Freelance Writing: Ten Steps, Tons of Resources This post was first published in 2010, and rewritten/updated in 2016. This is the guide which I wish I’d had when I was getting interested in freelance writing. It’s a step by step walk-through for the adventure...
by Ali | Sep 5, 2016 | Motivation
Should You Be More Business-Like About Your Writing? One piece of common advice in the world of writing is “treat your writing as a business”. But like the idea of striving to write faster and faster … is it really such an equivocally good idea after all? I have...
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by Ali | Aug 22, 2016 | Marketing
How to Write a Great Blurb for Your Self-Published Novel [With Examples] One of the more teeth-pulling tasks of self-publishing a novel is having to write your own blurb (or what Amazon calls a “product description”, and what some people call a “synopsis”). I spent...
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by Ali | Aug 8, 2016 | Motivation
How to Plan Writing Time into Your Week [With Downloadable Spreadsheet] Do you struggle to find time to write? That’s probably a silly question: almost everyone I talk to does. And many writers (me included) go through months or years of waiting. Waiting to have a...
by Ali | Aug 2, 2016 | Freelancing
Fully updated and republished in August 2016. This week, the start of August 2016, marks the eight year mark since I left my day job. Ever since then, I’ve been supporting myself through writing. It’s my dream career – and I love being able to set my own hours, work...
