100+ Blog Posts and Resources for Writers
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Whether you’re a seasoned pro or someone just considering the idea of a writing career, there’s a lot to be learned on the Web from your fellow writers. Many writers publish blogs, where they discuss common issues writers face and even give advice on everything from launching or managing a freelance writing career to avoiding common grammatical mistakes. Here are some blog posts for writers (and a few other “essential” Web-based resources) that can get you started in the right direction:
Before You Become a Writer
- What it Takes to be a Writer
- A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Your Freelance Career
- The Sacrifices of a Freelance Writing Career
- How to Quit Your Job and Write Fulltime
- Are You Sure You Want to be a Freelance Writer?
- Freelance Writing and Fear of Failure
- Generalist or Specialist: What Kind of Writer are You?
- PC Vitals for Every Freelance Writer
- Lessons on Freelance Writing from the Dating Scene
- How to Learn About the Freelance Writing Industry
- Should You Become a Full-time or Freelance Web Writer?
- How to Become a Niche Freelance Writer
- 10 Habits of Highly Paid Freelance Writers
- Writing Success - Top Tools for Reaching Your Goals
- The 3 Keys to Serious Freelance Writing Income
- Setting Up a Freelance Writing Office
The Art of Writing
- WhiteSmoke Free Online Tools
- How to Write a Complete Sentence: Sentence Fragments, Run-On Sentences, and Comma Splices
- 4 Tips for Correct Use of the Comma
- The Inigo Montoya Guide to 27 Commonly Misused Words
- 3 Common Mistakes in English Punctuation
- Grammar Myths
- When Adjectives are Necessary
- Why do People Choose to Use Long Words?
- Proofreading Tips for Web Writers
- AP Stylebook FAQs
- Purdue Grammar Guides
- Five Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb
Finding / Getting Writing Jobs
- 23 Places to Find Freelance Writing Jobs and Freelance Blogging Jobs
- 30 Types of Freelance Writing Jobs and How to Get Them
- Where are All the Big Writing Jobs?
- 6 Useful Sites for Finding Blogging Jobs
- 18 Ways to Find Freelance Writing Work
- How to Write a Query Letter
- Using the Web to Finding Writing and Editing Jobs
- How to Get High Paying Freelance Writing Jobs
- How to Find the High Paying Freelance Writing Jobs
- The WORST Places to Find Freelance Writing Jobs
- Proving Your Value to Prospective Writing Clients
Business, Management & Finances
- Setting Goals for Your Writing Business
- Sample Invoice for Writing and Editing Work
- Setting Freelance Writing Rates the Right Way
- 50+ Ways to Improve Your Productivity as a Freelancer
- A Bank and Paypal Account for New Freelance Writers
- How to Send a Payment Reminder
- US Copyright Law
- 12 Breeds of Client and How to Work with Them
- Your Tax Situation as a Freelance Writer
- Fast, Good, Cheap: Pricing Freelance Work
- Make More Money Freelance Writing - 5 Steps
- Setting Rates You Can Live With
- Writing Contracts
Marketing / Promotion
- Why Marketing Freelance Writing Services on Price is a Big No-No
- 101 Ideas to Get More Freelance Work and Generate New Client Leads
- Freelance Writing and the Soft Sell
- One Page Marketing Plan Guide (and free download)
- Marketing, Branding, and Work-Finding Strategies for Freelance Writers
- A Unique, Free Marketing Tool for Freelance Writers and Bloggers
- 7 Ways to Research Your Freelancing Target Markets
- The Most Important Marketing Tip for Web Writers
- The Beginner’s Guide to Promoting Your Blog
- Virtual Publicity Tours - Not Only for Authors
- Press Releases Made Easy (free download)
- Create a Social Media Marketing Planning Calendar Worksheet for 2009
- Article Marketing for Writers
- The 3 Biggest Marketing Mistakes Freelance Writers Make
Portfolios
- Create a Basic Freelance Writing Portfolio
- Diversify Your Freelance Portfolio
- How to Start Your Freelance Writing Business - Building Your Portfolio
- Learn How to Build a Web Writing Portfolio Even if you Have no Experience
- The Freelance Writer’s Resume
Writing for Magazines
- The Basics of Magazine Article Writing
- 10 Steps to Prepare for Your Freelance Magazine Assignment
- How to Get Paid Well Writing for Trade Magazines that Don’t Pay Well
- Writing for Teen Magazines
Copywriting / Business Writing
- 3 Things to Know Before Becoming a Freelance Copywriter
- Perks of Freelance Web Writing for Business Clients
- Five Characteristics of Fantastic Articles
- The Way to Get White Paper Experience
- Copywriting: Writing to Sell
- Freelance Writing - Sales Letters
- 67 Freelance Niche Writing Markets You May Have Never Considered
Web Content Writing
- Writing Articles - From Zero to $5000 a Month
- 3 Sure-Fire Steps for Beating the Boring Content Blues
- Web Content, Writing for Websites
- 50 Ways to Screw Up Content
- The Mistake a Web Content Writer Should Never Make
- Idea Seeds for Successful Articles and Posts
Blogging
- How to Write Great Blog Content
- Raising a Baby Blog: What Does Your Blog Want to be When it Grows Up?
- Blogging Income: What’s Possible?
- How Bloggers Make Money from Blogs
- Blogging Tips for Beginners
- 200+ Articles for Bloggers
- What Makes a Successful Blogger Successful?
- 50 Niches You Could be Blogging About
- How to Become a Freelance Blog Writer
- Is Blogging Keeping You Poor?
Other Types of Writing
- Medical Writing: Seven Tips for Looking for Work Online
- 12 Tips for Writing Free Software Documentation
- What a Technical Writer Writes
- A Totally Overboard Guide to Essay and Paper Writing on the Web
- 12 Tips for Writing Your Essay paper
- 14 Day E-book Writing Challenge
- How to Create E-books that Sell
- How to Become a Full-time Grant Writer
- How to Write a Press Release
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Wow, great resource, and I’m so grateful for the linking you did to me.
Anne Wayman, now blogging at http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com
Jennifer,
You have given me a lot to read! I’ve bookmarked the list for future reference. This is a great resource list, and I appreciate your including my copyright post.
Anne and Lillie - You’re both very welcome. Thanks for having some great resources for writers to link to.
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