I recently had a chat with Laura Quick, founder of Good Grit magazine, about some freelance writing best practices. I’ve been writing for Good Grit for a couple of years now. But I wondered what advice she’d offer someone looking to write for her magazine for the first time.
(more…)Member of the Month: Betty H. Smith
The caption beneath Betty Smith’s photo should read: “If consistency were a person.”
In 2018 Betty signed up for my coaching program because she wanted help with launching a blog. Each week I gave her tasks to do and each week she completed everything I asked her to do. Soon her site BettyHSmith.com was ready to go. And we had a launch party with her family and friends to celebrate.
Eventually, Betty joined the See Jane Write Collective and her consistency shines through as a member, too. She shows up for write-in sessions, critique sessions, group coaching sessions, and more — always eager to help out and encourage her fellow writers and bloggers.
Her consistency has helped her self-publish two books, post new content to her blog each week, and write personal essays.
And her consistency is why she’s the See Jane Write Member of the Month for November 2020.
Read on to learn more about Betty H. Smith!
(more…)3 Books Every Freelance Writer Should Read
Stephen King once said, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
Sometimes, the things we read will help us with the craft of writing. Sometimes we need to read books that will just keep us going. That’s why I return to books like Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg again and again.
Freelance writing, however, is a different kind of animal and requires a different kind of reading.
Here are 3 books I believe every freelance writer should read.
(more…)15 Confessions: Freelance Writer Edition
They say confession is good for the soul. Maybe that’s why I started the 15 Confessions feature here on the blog.
Here are 15 confessions about my life as a freelance writer.
(more…)15 Affirmations for Women Who Write & Blog
I’ve been a fan of affirmations for years and I love crafting affirmations specifically for women who write and women who blog.
Affirmations are positive phrases or statements used to challenge negative or unhelpful thoughts.
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