When you live with someone else, being a freelance writer and working from home can be a nightmare. You do your best to explain that while you’re working from home, you’re still working. This seems to go in one ear and out the other. It’s one thing to be disturbed […]
Category Archives: Overcoming Obstacles
A Positive Mental Attitude is Necessary to be a Freelance Writer
According to Reggie Bennett owner of Mountain Shepherd Wilderness Survival School in Virginia, “a positive mental attitude” is the number one priority if you want to survive in the wilderness. It’s also the number one priority for freelance writers. Without it, you won’t succeed because you’ll listen to the naysayers […]
Recording Your Book is the Fastest Way to Write It
Many freelance writers and ghostwriters write their own books. Some of them will seek out publishers while others will self-publish their book. The bottom line is that you must write your book in order to get it published. What if you’re in a writing slump? What if time seems to […]
7 Steps to Collecting Freelance Writing Payments
I recently found out that a publisher I wrote for is facing a lawsuit because of a debt he owes to a printing company. Needless to say, I along with other freelance writers haven’t been paid, and I’m not sure if we’ll ever see payment. I should have known something […]
What Can McDonald’s Teach Freelance Writers about Business
McDonald’s has many restaurants around the world. It’s one of the most recognized establishments in the world. Why is this? Is it because they have the best hamburgers in the world? No, it is not. They didn’t worry about perfecting the best hamburger in the world. They focused on perfecting […]
Do You Want to be a Best Selling Author or a Best Writing Author?
Robert Kiyosaki is famous for telling people he’s a Best Selling Author not a Best Writing Author. Writers think that publishing is about writing but it’s about sales and marketing. Your writing style can be reminiscent of Thoreau, Twain, Wolfe, Austin, and other famous authors but if you don’t know […]
We’re Sorry, Your Writing Service Has Been Terminated Due to Delinquent Payments
Freelance writers are no different from the electric or cable company. They will ‘shut off’ your services until you pay your bill. A business is a business and it doesn’t matter who’s running it. Could you imagine what would happen if you didn’t honor a contract that you signed with […]