Freelance Writers
Freelance Writing
Freelancers and Freelance Writing
Freelancers are the self-employed and are not committed to a particular employer long term. Sometimes they are represented by a company or an agency that resells their services and that of others to clients with or without project management and labour contributed by regular employees. Other freelancers are completely independent referred to as “independent contractor.” They are those who create intellectual property under a work- for-hire situation.
Freelance practice varies as some require clients to sign written contracts, while others may perform work based on verbal agreements. Likewise, freelancers’ payments vary. Some may charge by the hour, day, a piece rate, or on a per-project basis. Other freelancers have also adopted a value-based pricing method based on the perceived value of the results to the client. Payment arrangements may be upfront, percentage upfront, or upon completion of the project. For more complex projects, a contract may set a payment schedule based on deliverables of outcomes.
Areas in which freelancing is common include: acting, editing, computer programming, consulting, copy editing, copywriting, event planning, filmmaking, graphic design, journalism, music, photography, proofreading, publishing, screenwriting, tour guiding, web design, video editing, video production, website development, and so forth. Continue reading
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How to Write for Online Readers
So you want to write for an online audience? We take it that you have the passion for the written word, to properly string them together, and the basic rudiments of writing. Our guest writer, Samantha Gray offers some informative tips you can learn from if you’re an aspiring freelance writer for the web, or seriously want a home-based career that includes online writing. They’re also good reminders even for seasoned wordsmiths.
Attention-less and Click-Happy—Writing for Online Audience
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Teachers Who Write: Are Teachers Real Writers?
Irene Taylor
By Irene Taylor, Guest Writer
Are you a teacher? Are you a writer? You may be surprised if you answered “yes” to both questions, but teachers who are also writers are everywhere!
The Teacher Writer
Why do teachers write? There are many reasons, as varied as the kinds of writing we do each day. Teachers are naturally good communicators – that’s why we are teachers in the first place. We’re “good with words” – which we love. We teach writing. We share it with our students. We put pen to paper and write lesson plans, reports, notes to parents and colleagues.
We aren’t graduates of J-schools, but many of us have degrees in English or writing. Some of us have taken online courses. Some of us blog or keep a journal.
But are we “real writers?” Ask any talented teachers-writer you know and the answer will be a resounding “Yes!”
From Teacher to Writer
So, what takes us from “teacher” to “writer”? Why do we write?
I feel that I have always been a writer – from the days of stapling paper to make books to my first front page article: the lure of the printed word was the same – the thrill of seeing my ideas come to life.
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The Need to Rest our Pens
We have our moment of blues, sometimes with a reason, other times, who knows.
When this happens, it’s good to stop, take a deep breath, and cool it for a while. Have a rest, whatever you are beating to write. By doing so, we give ourselves some time to reflect on why we are feeling the way we are. Actually, I’m insisting on myself; despite not feeling too well, I’ve been trying to multi-task the past few days – overwhelmed with many to-dos to be done.
Are you overworked, feeling let down, falling behind with deadlines, coping with problem children, feeling alone, disappointed, other reasons… or, probably, we can’t even explain why the blues.
What to do? First, stay away from your work station. No writing. I’m doing just that in a minute. Logoff. I’m simply going to drift, visit the DVD bar, have a cup of coffee and a slice of my favourite cake, before proceeding to my local book shops. Continue reading
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On Being a Business Writer
By Walter McLaughlin, Guest Writer
Business writing isn’t all about bears, bulls, and the latest governmental spending crisis. In fact, if you get too tightly focused on the minutiae, that sporadic, intermittent buzzing noise you’ll hear will be the sound of your reader snoring. The world is big, broad, dynamic and yet somehow small at the same time. Your writing needs to be that as well.
Relationships in business
As a commercial banker, my world is not so much transactional as it is about relationships. I’ve banked small business customers for almost 25 years. You get to know them — their strengths, weaknesses, personalities, even their oddities, and they get to know yours. They come to trust you as a source of information and a sounding board for ideas. Most of all, you get to like and respect one another.
Trust is the operative word. It truly isn’t about a quick commission and moving on to the next deal. In many cases, your customers become your friends. A successful relationship means implicit trust between one another, through thick or thin. In the rare instances when that trust is breached, it’s like a death in the family. The relationship may not be able to survive. Continue reading
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