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This week the “Of Note” blog is the personal blog of freelance writer, Katharine Swan. Swan’s Blog is a great resource for other freelance writers as well as a way to keep up with the writer’s own accomplishments. Katharine Swan has a way of covering topics comprehensively and in language that anyone can understand. If […]

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How important is it to have a photo of yourself on your blog? When I first started blogging the lack of a photo on my About page was one of the biggest criticisms that I received. “Readers can’t trust you if they can’t see you” I was told. “Nobody will take you seriously if you […]

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It really is. Okay to be yourself, I mean. As a blogger, I find myself subject to all kinds of advice about how I ought to operate this blog. “You ought to post five times every day.” “You ought to add XYZ plug-in.” “You ought to shorten/eliminate your blogroll.” “You ought to sign up for […]

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“Recognition for this blog is overdue.” At least that’s what I thought about Daily Writing Tips when I was deciding which blog should be this week’s blog “Of Note.” So, I have a confession to make. I have been reading Daily Writing Tips, and I’ve been enjoying it, AND I haven’t told you all about […]

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I think it’s been a while since I’ve done a real WAHM Wednesday post. Well, the wait is over! Today I’m posting on a real WAHM (work-at-home mom) issue for all of you freelance writers who are also WAHMs. If you have school age children, then you may also be facing what I’m facing right […]

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After a week of using Twitter, I thought that I’d publish my first impressions of the media. (This is NOT my conclusions about whether or not Twitter is useful as a business tool, which I’ll publish later in the month on Business and Blogging. Rather, this is a description of my initial experiences.) 1st Day […]

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This is the business side of freelance writing that we don’t like to talk about very often. We should talk about it, though. Talking about it can be the difference between success and failure. The truth is: freelance writing is risky. Any time you accept a project, there’s risk associated with that project. We’ve all […]

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Years ago, I remember tagging along behind my manager as neophyte technical writer while she met with a consultant. That was the question that she asked, “How many pages should a writer produce in an eight hour day?” To better put the matter in context, we were writing technical manuals at the time. Each manual […]

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