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No matter what, I want to always keep things authentic
If you browse my website, you'll notice that I use the word "authentic," more than I use any other word in the English language. That's not just a coincidence because that's something that I take really, really seriously. I don't just bring the authenticity levels up...
5 Things I Wish I knew when I got started freelancing
It's mildly surreal that it's now officially been two years since I started freelancing, and 7 years since I started blogging. The cool thing is, even during the-not-so great parts freelancing has taught me so much about myself, and where I really truly belong, in...
Here’s how you can avoid sites like Upwork
I'm a freelancer, and I hate sites like Upwork. My opinion is largely based on the fact that I investigated what it was, during my first few months of freelancing. I signed up for an account and then decided that I didn't want to bother anymore because...
Great Places to pitch that aren't Magazines
You don't have to be the next Hemingway, Bronte, etc to be a professional writer. As someone who has received hundreds of rejection letters, I find it alarming that there are so many talented writers out there, who refuse to put their entrepreneurial hats on. This is...
How to write about pages that don’t suck
The first ever version of the about page that I wrote for my website page really, really sucked. Fortunately, the most recent version actually sounds like it's written by a person with a pulse, while making it pretty damn clear what kind of writing I do. I read so...
How I handle criticism
Ever since I started freelancing, when I go out places with my friends that don't write, I get this question, or some variation of it all the time: "How do you do it? How do you handle all the criticism and pressure?" First of all, something that not everyone knows...
Dear readers, I’m home
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5 Rules: Meeting tight deadlines
When you write for editors, sometimes, if they had it their way they'd probably want the article done yesterday. Honestly, who can blame them? They've got readers to please, articles to print, writers to talk to, and the latest news to keep up with. That's a lot of...
The Way we Think about Writing is Broken
I apologize in advance for my pessimism. The truth is, I think the way we think about writing is broken. I remember, when I finished school what terrified me the most, was the fact that I was another statistic, another person with a piece of paper in my hands that...
