Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?
From Canada:
Magazine editor and writer Jocelyn Laurence has died [Canadian Magazines]- CBC host Evan Solomon fired after Star investigation finds he took secret cut of art deals [Toronto Star]
- Fired editor-in-chief sues Tyee online magazine for wrongful dismissal [The Province]
- 2015 National Magazine Awards Winners [Magazines Canada]
From The U.S. and beyond:
- Three Ways to Weather a Freelancing Dry-Spell [Huffington Post]
- Why policy makers need to pay attention to the freelance movement [Fast Company]
- To Get Better Gigs, What Should I Do This Week? This Month? This Year? [The Freelancer]
- Winning at the new freelance life: how to be a brand and be happy [Mashable]
- Spring Clean Your Writing Business And Boost Your Income: 7 Ways [Write To Done]
- Perfection is the enemy [Freelancers Union]
- Always Get Dressed in the Morning, and 6 Other Rules Successful Freelancers Break [The Freelancer]
- Infographic: Are You Charging the Right Hourly Rate as a Freelancer? [Ryan Robinson]
- Reporters announce conference in Lousiville to unionize digital media [Capital New York]
- The Beginner’s Guide to Freshbooks: How to Create an Invoice [The Write Life]
- Kickstarting a books revolution: the literary crowdfunding boom [The Guardian]
Last week on Story Board:
- The Born Freelancer Applies for a Line of Credit, Part 2: It seems to me that as more and more individuals become self-employed the banks really need to step out of their 19th century paradigm and wake up to the fact that a growing number of their clients in the 21st century are going to be freelancers…
- How I learned to ‘bend time’ and put in an honest workday: This writing assignment is a blessing: after years of preaching about the Pomodoro Technique, a time management method that supports the practice of willpower, I get to fully dive in and tell you about it…
Spot a story you think we should include in next week’s Off the Wire? Email the link to editor@thestoryboard.ca or tweet us at @storyboard_ca.