This page is about writing in the sense of more-or-less professional writing of substantial amounts of text. So it is not concerned with language doubts (like when to use ‘it’s’ or ‘its’ or whether a singular collective noun can take a plural verb form – try the Language Stuff page if that’s what you’re interested in), or advertising copywriting, which is a subworld all of its own. These are my favourite writing and copywriting feeds, plus a couple for those looking for writing gigs:
WritersWeekly.com – Freelance Writing Ezine
DAYS 33-35 – It's March Now So, WHERE THE HECK IS SPRING?!
On Monday, I got a bit of work done. Zach decided he wanted to spend his last full day here shopping. Max had been excited about Zach coming because, unlike Ali, "Zach likes to do fun stuff, not shopping!" So, Max was pretty surprised to learn we were going shopping, not go-kart riding or laser-tagging… Read more HERE. This week's … [Link]
WHO'S SCAMMING GRANNY? Snakes That Prey on Elderly Authors
In the past decade, we've published more than 2,000 books. While many of our authors are young and middle-aged folks, many are also in their 60's, 70's, and far beyond. Our oldest author to date was 97! This isn't surprising because many of us won't have time to write the Great American Novel until all the kids have moved out … [Link]
Throwing Away Your Money on Review Copies?
Your article on review copies is right on. I am an author, but have also run a review site (often with up to four reviewers working), and have done so for ten years. We have strict guidelines of what does and doesn't get reviewed at AUTHOR'S CHOICE REVIEWS. Always check out the web site. Make sure it is legit, and … [Link]
Freelancewritingtips.com
New blog feature – advice for freelance writers, your questions answered…
PLEASE note this blog is no longer updated. Instead, advice for freelance writers and journalists has been incorporated into the You've Got Your Hands Full blog. A regular feature called Write Away will answer specific questions from readers about freelance writing. The first slot is all about starting out in freelance writing. Thanks for reading. Hope to see you there. … [Link]
The Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World: Book, blog and training
THE Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World was published in November 2007 and can be bought in bookshops and from Amazon here. See a selection of reviews, plus feedback from readers, here. Listen to a podcast about The Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World. This blog was set up to help publicise the book. Here are some of the … [Link]
Commissions drying up so I started a blog: How we've got on so far
ARE you being told there's no budget for UK travel features? So ran a recent question on the Journobiz forum. The answer from the forum's resident travel writers was pretty much a resounding "yes." In February 2008, I reported the following for Press Gazette: What were the chances of building a career in this competitive field for anyone who fancied … [Link]
Performancing
Book Review of Rework, a New Bestselling Business Book
Rework is the new business book by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the executive team of 37signals. I’m a big fan of their blog and Backpack, one of their products, so when I found out they were releasing a business book, I had to check it out. The release date was yesterday so I went to my local Barnes & … [Link]
Why eBay Partner Network Makes 22 Times More Money Than AdSense On My Blog
Updated on March 5, 2009: I noticed a huge discrepancy with my Google Analytics pageviews versus the impressions being reported by eBay Partner Network. I did some digging and found that eBay counts link impressions not page impressions. For example, one of my posts has 22 links to eBay. This means a pageview is actually 22 impressions to eBay. Needless to … [Link]
Your Product Doesn’t Have to Contain 100% Unique Content
Many bloggers seem to find the task of creating a product daunting. I know I did. I knew creating a product could greatly increase my income, but coming up with content to fill up an ebook, video, membership program, or any other product seemed like an overwhelming project. However, after listening to this interview with Pay Flynn and thinking back at … [Link]
Copyblogger
How to Give Yourself a First-Class Online Business Education
When I first had the insane brilliant idea to start a business and get out of the alleged safety of the corporate world, I started by reading everything I could find. I wish I could remember where the thread started for me. It might have been Dan Kennedy, it might have been Michael Port, it could very well have been … [Link]
Give and Grow Rich: The Power of Focused Generosity
There are two kinds of people on the Internet: the greedy and the generous. The greedy want you to pay for everything. Every link is an affiliate link. Every recommendation has a profit motive. The really good content is locked away until you fork over some money. The generous want to give you everything free. It never occurs to them … [Link]
Final Lessons Learned from One of the World’s Highest-Paid Copywriters
This is the final installment of a three-part series on how to translate advice from marketing guru Dan Kennedy to a new online environment. One of the smartest things any online marketer can do is to study the “old school” guys who wrote direct mail, magazine ads, and other artifacts of advertising history. Why? Because it took a tremendous understanding … [Link]
Jobs from Journalism.co.uk
Group news and features writer – marcus evans – England
Your profileExperienced business-to-business journalist with knowledge of working across an international market sectors.Charismatic and a confident character with the ability to develop strong in-house relationshipsInnovative and self-motivatedAble to organize your own time, as well as interviews, photographers and video interviews.Not shy of picking a camera and taking a photo or grab a video and conduct an interview The role You … [Link]
Sports editor – Adfero – England
Inthenews.co.uk is recruiting an editor to provide and manage news and feature content for its sports channel. The successful candidate will have an NCTJ qualification or equivalent, at least one year's experience of sports journalism in print or online and a passion for a wide range of sports. Ideally they will have a bulging contacts book and will be looking … [Link]
International news researcher – The Profile Group – England
The Profile Group urgently require an enthusiastic and talented international news researcher to work on our industry leading online news planning service, ForesightNews. As a member of our editorial team you’ll be responsible for researching and writing forward planning stories covering international news (as well as some domestic content), and helping to maintain our database of over 12,000 forthcoming news … [Link]
Blogslot
You Can Write, but You Can't Edit
Not Regina Spektor's best effort by a long shot, but, hey, she was nice enough to attempt a theme song for us. Off-topic, she has some truly amazing stuff. 
If You Libel, You May Be Liable
A publisher says — and news outlets are repeating — that the release of a tell-all book about the NBA by Tim Donaghy, the former referee who ended up in prison after a betting scandal, was canceled because of "concerns over potential liability."The concept that the Triumph Books representative had in mind, I believe, was "libel."Because "liable" and "libel" sound a … [Link]
Say, Say, Say
You can't say something outrageous. Well, you can, but that would mean something else. You can say something is outrageous, or you can call something outrageous. Or, in the headline shortcut that someone at Reuters or Google or somewhere abused, Iraq bombings can be 'outrageous,' Obama says.And as for the pirate headline, well, that degree of "says" abuse is a new … [Link]
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