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How to Break into Journalism

How to Break into Journalism

When you want a career with a great outlook, job security, and excitement, few paths measure up to a journalist, and getting your break isn’t easy.

The Best Online Writing Tools

The Best Online Writing Tools

Whether you write for your business’ online blog or have ambitions of a career as a writer, you will always want your writing to be the best that it can be. To that end, it makes sense to use innovative technology to help you give your writing a boost.

Tips for Joining a Writing Workshop

Tips for Joining a Writing Workshop

Tom Robbins is a famous author of several bestselling novels, including Even Cowgirls, Get the Blues, starring Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves. When Writer’s Digest asked him in an interview for the No. 1 reason aspiring authors fail, he said:

“Because they can’t take the loneliness required to be a writer.”

5 Tips for Self-Editing Your Pieces

5 Tips for Self-Editing Your Pieces

Professional editors can be expensive. And sometimes unnecessary. Even if you don’t consider yourself a wordsmith, it’s possible to self-edit.

3 Tips for Freelancing

3 Tips for Freelancing

For many people, freelance writing is something of a dream career. For individuals passionate about the written word, a life spent dreaming up new articles, essays, and books can feel like a calling. But no one should go into a career as a freelancer without developing a critical mindset towards the job’s pitfalls.

5 Tips for Working With a Publisher as a Freelancer

5 Tips for Working With a Publisher as a Freelancer

As a freelance writer, you’ll quickly find that publishers can become some of your best friends within the industry. But developing communication skills as a writer is often a necessary step towards developing rewarding relationships with publishers.