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Freelancing and Journalism | Books and Publishing
Creative Entrepreneurship
Growth and Mindset | Money and Business
Freelancing and Journalism
Getting Started
Everything you need to know about getting started as a freelance writer and journalist.
- Freelance Writing: A Three-Year Plan for Growth
- How I Sold 100 Articles During My First Year of Freelancing
- How to Choose the Best Writing Clips for Your Portfolio Website
- 42 Lessons for a Successful Writing Career
- 6 Mistakes That Cost You Money and Assignments
- Bad Writing Advice: 16 Terrible Writing Tips to Disregard
- 5 Things You Must Unlearn to Succeed as a Freelancer
- What Hiring Freelancers Has Taught Me About Freelancing
- No Clips? No Problem: How to Get Freelancing Work When You Have No Experience
- Bye Bye Bollywood: How to Use a Specialty to Launch a Successful Freelancing Career
- How to Turn Your Biggest Disadvantage into Your Biggest Strength
Pitching and Marketing
Learn the tips and tricks that have helped writers break into The New York Times, TIME, CNN, Elle, Marie Claire, and more.
- 5 Questions to Ask About Every Article Idea That Will Help it Sell
- Stop Obsessing and Send That Query NOW
- Why Your Story Ideas are Key to Getting Freelance Assignments
- The 9 Types of Query Letters (and When to Use Them)
- What Gets Your Queries Assigned? A Top Editor Tells All
- The 6 Essential Traits of Query Letters That Work
- The Nuts and Bolts of Turning a Story Idea Into a Pitch
- Why Sending Pitches is Important and How Not to Give Up
- 5 Reasons Your Pitches Bring Home Rejections
- How to Write and Send 25 Queries a Week
- 30 Tips From 30 Days of Querying
- How to Break Into Your Dream Publication – This Year
- The Real Reason You Haven’t Cracked the Nationals Yet
- Aim High or Low? When it Comes to Pitching, Here’s What to Do
- 7 Reasons Editors Are Not Responding to Your Pitches
- I Doubled My Response Rate With This Simple Pitching Technique
- Psychological Barriers and Easy Wins: AKA How to Get Over Yourself and Get Work Done
- 4 Easy Fixes When Your Ideas Don’t Sell
- Find New Clients: 21 Small Things You Can Do Today
- What Local Journalists Can Learn From Foreign Correspondents
Content Marketing Writing
Learn how to find high-paying content marketing clients, network effectively and always be in work.
- The Beginner’s Guide to Content Marketing
- From Journalism to Content Marketing in 7 Simple Steps
- How Much Does Content Marketing Writing Pay?
- How to Find Your Content Marketing Niche as a Freelancer
- Ethical Issues to Consider as a Content Marketing Writer (and How to Avoid Them)
- 7 Mistakes Writers Make When Applying for Content Marketing Gigs
- 6 Website Tweaks That Will Ensure Your Content Marketing Success
- How to Get Hired When You Apply For Content Marketing Work
- 7 Types of Content You’ll Write as a Content Marketing Writer
- Content Marketing Myths That are Hurting Your Writing Income
- Your Content Marketing Elevator Pitch
- How to Write a Letter of Introduction for Landing Content Marketing Clients
- The Types of Content Marketing Clients (and How to Pitch Them)
Doing the Work
Expert tips on finding story ideas, interviewing sources, writing great copy and making editors happy.
- There are 4 Types of Writing Styles. Here’s How to Develop Your Own
- 14 Quick and Easy Strategies That Will Help You Find The Perfect Source Every Time
- How to Write Personal Essays (and Still Have a Family Left to Write About)
- 4 Things You Must Do After You’ve Finished an Assignment
- Why Editors Love Certain Writers (And How to Become One)
- Waiting for a Response to Your Pitches? 8 Things You Should Do
- What I Learned From Writing 1,000+ Stories for Over 300 Publications
Books and Publishing
Finish the Damn Book
Leave behind the writerly myths and struggles and discover how writing fast can actually mean writing better.
- 11 Conventional Rules of Writing Worth Questioning
- 100 Creative Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Writing
- How to Write a Book: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Writing Sprints: Use This Strategy to Write Thousands of Words a Day
- How to Write a First Draft: 10 Tips for Reaching “The End”
- How to Write Faster: 19 Effective Strategies to Increase Your Writing Speed
- 3 Game-Changing Strategies For Finishing Your Book
- How to Write a Novel in a Month: A 30-Day Plan for Success
- What is NaNoWriMo? How to Win the National Novel Writing Month in 2024
- What I Learned From Writing 10k Words in a Single Day
How to Write a Novel
Learn the art and the craft of writing an unputdownable novel.
- How to Outline a Novel in 6 Steps
- The 5 Elements of Plot (And How to Use Them)
- Use the Three-Act Structure to Write a Fast-Paced Novel
- The Hero’s Journey: A Classic Story Structure for Your Novel
- The Snowflake Method: 10 Steps to Outline Your Novel
- Character Archetypes: 12 That Will Strengthen Your Storytelling
Self Publishing Roadmap
Everything you need to know about creating an indie empire.
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Traditional Publishing Roadmap
Learn what goes into writing effective query letters, landing top agents, and getting book deals.
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Sell More Books
Expert advice on marketing and selling your books on autopilot to grow your readership, make more money, and create a sustainable business.
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Creative Entrepreneurship
Build Your Brand
Become a six-and-seven-figure earner by building your own audience, creating a brand and selling yourself.
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Grow an Audience
Tips, tricks, and strategies for growing your audience and readership.
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Sales and Marketing
Learn the strategies for selling our your launches and creating systems and funnels for automated sales.
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Growth and Mindset
Mindset and Belief
It all begins with mindset. Learn how to leverage the best resource you have at your disposal to create exponential results–and fast!
- How to Believe in Yourself as a Writer
- How to Overcome Writer’s Block: 9 Proven Ways That Will Get You Writing Again
- What are Morning Pages? How This Practice Can Improve Your Writing
- How to Deal with Rejection: 11 Ways to Bounce Back Quickly
- Is it Time for a Career Change?
- How to Reinvent Your Writing Career
- I Retired My Husband. Here’s What I Learned.
Productivity and Goal Setting
Tips for productivity. Lessons in work-life balance. Ways to find extra hours in the workweek.
- How to Set Writing Goals for 2024
- 61 Ways To Be Productive When You Work From Home
- The Seven Habits of Highly Productive Writers
- What is Monk Mode? How to Use This Productivity Trend to Achieve Mastery
- 8 Ways Tracking Your Time Can Make You More Productive and Help Grow Your Business
- The Writer’s Work Ethic: How to Create It, Maintain It, and Sustain It
- Find Work-Life Balance as a Writing Parent
- The Productivity Tip That Will Defeat Your To-Do List
- Do You Have an Unreasonable To-Do List? Here’s How to Fix It
- Productive Procrastination: How to Turn This Bad Habit into a Superpower
- How to Handle Sick Days When You’re Self-Employed
- Moving, When Your Office is Also Your Home
- Why Creative People Need to be More Organized (and How to Get There)
- Why It’s Important to Have Time to Think (and How to Find it!)
- Are Your Goals Too Ambitious? Here’s Why You Should Let Them Go
- Here’s Why You’re Not Achieving Your Writing Goals
- How Freelancers Can Find More Freedom in Their Work
- Lessons Learned From Teaching the 30 Days, 30 Queries Course
- How I Found Five Additional Hours in My Work Week
- What To Do When You Feel Like You’re Losing Your Shit
- How to Keep Writing When Life Gets in the Way
- How to Stay at the Top of your Game
Money and Business
Earning More Money
Discover how to increase your hourly rate by working less and earning more.
- The Ultimate Guide to Setting and Meeting Income Goals as a Freelancer
- Why You’re Not Making the Freelancing Income You Want
- 10 Ways to Make More Money as a Freelance Writer
- The Only Two Things You Need to Know About Negotiating Better Rates
- The Ultimate Guide to Recurring Income for Freelancers
- 3 Ways That Low-Paying Assignment Could Be A Good Deal
- Can You Make Full-Time Writing Income on Part-Time Hours?
- Passive Income for Writers
Running the Business
Get efficient and automated systems for marketing, accounting, and administrative tasks, so you can focus on the writing.
- 5 Questions You Need to Ask Before Taking on Any Writing Project
- The Only Thing That’s Stopping You From Freelance Writing Success
- The Six Numbers No Freelance Writer Can Afford to Ignore
- How to Recession-Proof Your Writing Business
- Lessons From My Toughest Year in the Freelancing Business
- Is Syndication Still a Good Business Model for Freelancers?
- Writer Beware: Why to Never Sell All Rights to Your Work
- In a Freelance Writing Crisis? Here’s How to Deal With It
- Why Good Writers Cling to Lousy Clients
Creating Financial Freedom
It’s one thing to make money. It’s a whole other game keeping it. Use these writer-friendly strategies to create financial freedom.
- 24 Financial Mistakes That Will Cost You Big as a Freelancer
- Grandma was Wrong. These Counterintuitive Money Strategies for Freelancers Actually Work
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