The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #10 – Amy Jo Ehman
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In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life. 1….
The Born Freelancer on the Art of Collaboration, Pt 3
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This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. …
Traits of a successful freelancer. Have you got what it takes?
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by Lesley Evans Ogden In May I had the good fortune of spending a week at the Santa Fe Science Writer’s Workshop. There I joined a class of 52 students whose…
The Born Freelancer on the Art of the Cold Call
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This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. …
Travel writing links roundup
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If you’re planning to write about your summer travels this year, take a break from prowling for flight sales and hotel deals and check out a few of these travel writing…
Start-ups focus on getting freelance writers paid
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Last week we told you about Contently, a company that matches freelancers with brands and publishers who need writers. One of their tools allows writers to collect their fee instantly, as…
How I Freelance with a Day Job
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by Daniela DiStefano For more than three years I’ve been a happy part-time freelancer. What started as a way to exercise my passion for writing and build my portfolio…
Writers who do data journalism increasingly in demand
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By H.G. Watson Any freelance journalist has tools they rely on, whether it is a specific brand of pens or an addiction to Google News. But at the Ink…
Contently and the Rise of Content Marketing
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Prospects seem rather gloomy for freelance writers these days. With dying weeklies, draconian magazine contracts, and endless cutbacks at daily papers and the CBC, it’s sometimes hard to see how…
The Born Freelancer on the Care and Ethical Treatment of Interviewees, Part 2
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This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. …