Above and Beyond

THE BUSINESS OF BEING A PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST When an editor or publisher posts a call for writers online, it’s almost a given that they’ll be swamped with submissions. We writers are always looking for work, and a “writers wanted” posting sends most of us into a drooling tizzy. So, when responding to these ads, you […]

A Writer’s Time: Making the Most of Yours

Re-used with kind permission from Poynter Online for Journalists: www.poynter.org A Writer’s Time: Making the Most of Yours Who-or what-controls your time? A. Deadlines.B. Sources.C. Events.D. EditorsE. ReportersF. LifeE. All of the aboveF. Me. Those were some of the answers when I posed that question last week to a group of reporters and editors at the […]

10 Ways To Earn Even More Money From Writing

One thing that every writer wants to know is how to earn more money from writing. This is because being a writer can be a fickle business sometimes and so you need to have as many sources of income as possible. You also need to use your time wisely to be able to write as […]