FundsforWriters

As freelance writers, we struggle to find markets that suit our interests. Even sites dedicated to providing freelance listings, while excellent for the most part, can’t list every available market. Often, the smaller niche publishers aren’t even included in listings, but with some effort there are ways to find them.

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Believe it or not, online sites and magazines are seeking freelance writers they can rely upon. And if they develop a reliable relationship with them, they’ll use those writers as long as they can. The reason? Reliable writers who can follow direction, think intelligently, and write well without AI are few and far between.

I am one of those editors. I just received a s...

A week doesn’t pass that someone doesn’t write me and ask what books I recommend on learning how to write well.

And I never fail to go to a conference and not meet a writer who thrives on how-to-write books, with a library of two dozen or more.

To them all, I preach this: The best book to learn from is one already published, successful in its own right, in the g...

Launching a book as an indie author can feel overwhelming, but with a clear schedule and targeted strategies, it can also be a source of income, reviews, and long-term visibility. I learned this while preparing my travel memoir S...

Last year, I made more money from my writing than I ever had before, and it came from one change: submitting to writing contests.

I don’t pretend contest winnings can replace a full-time income, and they haven’t for me. But contest money has helped in concrete ways, and it gave me a takeaway even more useful than a check: momentum.