It’s trick or treat time for most, but we’re all about treats here. We’re giving away an annual subscription to finance software Hurdlr to one FWJ reader.
What’s Hurdlr, anyway? Why would you want to win an annual subscription to it? [Read more…]
It’s trick or treat time for most, but we’re all about treats here. We’re giving away an annual subscription to finance software Hurdlr to one FWJ reader.
What’s Hurdlr, anyway? Why would you want to win an annual subscription to it? [Read more…]
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Good writers are not born; they are made through constant practice and the right opportunities that nurture growth and learning. As a freelance writer, you should always be looking for new writing tips and challenges that will refine your skills. But even the finest of writers will have some “off” days when ideas won’t come and words just won’t weave a quality piece together.
Whether it’s for diversifying your content, managing your time, or quickly assessing the quality of your work, there are several free tools that can help you maintain productivity and keep your creative juices flowing.
Here are the top five free productivity tools that freelance writers can count on. [Read more…]
by Noemi 2 Comments
We all make mistakes and typos, but that’s what proofreading is for, right? There’s also Word – or whatever software you use to create documents – which has spell check built in. However, we know quite well how Word misses a lot of mistakes, especially when it comes to more complicated syntax. Also, Word is useless if you’re typing on your browser.
That’s why I was really interested when the guys at Grammarly got in touch to share their new web app, which does what Word does, but more effectively and more efficiently. In fact, Grammarly is supposed to find and correct up to 10 times more mistakes than the conventional word processor. Of course, I had to give the app a try! [Read more…]
It’s time for a little light reading to help you close out 2009 and get you through the long holiday weekend.
We already cooked up a “Best of Freelance Writing Jobs for 2010” post, however, that was only the top 20 posts of the year. There’s so much more to us than 20 posts. Since I enjoy making lists, I thought it would be fun to close out the year with a massive list of lists.
We reached way back into the vault to bring you some of our older works as well as more recent helpful blog posts.
Enjoy:
On Finding Freelance Writing Jobs
On Getting Started as a Freelance Writer
On Other Freelance Writers
On Tools and Resources for Writers
On Your Freelance Writing Business
On Freelance Writing Success
On Freelance Writing Rates
On Other Forms of Freelance Writing Income
On Marketing
On Freelance Writing Customer Service
On Hiring Other Writers
On Networking
On Writing and Research
On Social Media
On Taking Breaks and Vacations
Link Love
Fun Stuff