Fear. Self-doubt. Overwhelm. What if I’m making a biiiiiig mistake? The truth is, we’ve ALL been there. I don’t know one single person who jumped on the freelancing train with nary a worry. Not one single person who waltzed into this new lifestyle and career choice without SOME sort of …
CONTINUE READINGStarting Your Own Business: 6 Steps to Conquer Freelancer Self-Doubt
What does it take to call yourself a professional writer? Does it have anything to do with the time you spend writing … or with the number of clients you have? Not really. It’s all about a change in mindset, and the decision to turn this “writing hobby” into a …
CONTINUE READINGA Change in Mindset: The Year I Became a Professional Writer
We like to talk about pitching around these parts – from pitching templates to pitching etiquette, we’ve been covering a lot of ground. But even our enthusiasm sometimes wanes in the face of how time consuming it is to actually find people to pitch. Enter professional writer extraordinaire, Nick Darlington …
CONTINUE READINGHow to Use LinkedIn to Find Prospects to Pitch
I made it one of my 2018 resolutions to seek out other local writers and meet them for coffee to talk shop. I’ve been working solely by myself for a few years now, so lately I’ve been feeling the need for some in-person chats with people who already understand what …
CONTINUE READINGHow to Develop the 5 Most Important Business Relationships for a Writer
Have you ever been asked to complete a writing test for a freelance position? Vanessa Infanzon has, several times, and she’s here to share the experience and her tips on how to make the best out of this stressful situation. Thanks for joining us, Vanessa! I have been freelance writing …
If you read Yuwanda Black’s story, you’ll see that this genre can be quite lucrative, if you know the rules of the game. Yuwanda reached the $2,000/month mark in just six months, and she’s here to share how pivoting from non-fiction to romance made all the difference for her freelance …
CONTINUE READINGWriting Romance: How I Self-Published 40 Novels in 22 Months
Why isn’t your super-polished pitch getting any replies? Why does it take that editor three weeks to give you even basic feedback? And for crying out loud, what do they have against the Oxford comma? As freelance writers, we’ve all been there. But we have to remember that editors are …
CONTINUE READINGWhat I Learned About Writing by Becoming an Editor
Aaron Tanner, this week’s guest on Horkey HandBook, thinks that people with Asperger Syndrome may want to consider working online. Aaron shares his own story of how he started freelancing as a writer and virtual assistant alongside his day job, and why the low pressure, low social interaction environment of …
CONTINUE READING4 Reasons Why Someone with Asperger’s Should Consider Working Online