The mega list of careers for writers in 2023 – writing jobs or freelance work

Who knew there were so many career paths for a writer to take? Here are 37 jobs for professional writers, either as employees or as […]
Who knew there were so many career paths for a writer to take? Here are 37 jobs for professional writers, either as employees or as […]
Kristin Johnson, our writers conference junkie, reports from the Southern California Writers Conference. Once again I’m packing manuscripts, new business cards and prose in need […]
Would you start writing a new blog if you had help? Or if you had a competitive incentive? Welcome to the MBUstorm blogging challenge. Have […]
Motivational quotes capture people’s imagination. What’s so special about these portable tidbits of wisdom? I am currently ghostwriting a book about stock market investment strategies. […]
The world is talking. Is your content talking about the same things? Here are four ways to make sure it is. In the world of […]
Point of view tells us through whose eyes we see a story. No point of view, no story. This article tells you how to control […]
In case you thought this article would be about dating or relationships, it’s not. We are all business here. It’s about getting your story told […]
There is much more to running a blog than writing. But writing alone is enough to warrant 99 tips. Follow these best blog writing tips […]
There is both an art and a science to setting the pace of your novel. Here is what Kristin learned at the Story Beats Workshop […]
How well do you really know your writer? Here is a sneak peak into David Leonhardt’s secret vault. If that introduction sounds overly dramatic, that’s […]
Kristin is off to the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and – ooh, look what she’s packing! It’s that time of year. To quote Alice Cooper, […]
You might be a writer if…well, there are just too many signs that you might be a writer, so this is the third edition, with […]
A writing career is fraught with peril – just ask Alex Rover. Here is your complete guide to writer health risks and remedies, with real-life […]
Befudddled by the terms that writers and publishers use? Here is a glossary of writing terms and definitions to help you navigate the lingo. We […]
Bloggers want to know: how long should my blog posts be? Sorry, but there simply is no right answer to that question. Two things happened […]
Cursive writing has been banned in Finland. OK, that sounds like hyperbole, but let’s just say that the days of cursive writing are starting to […]
Every hero faces that moment when they are cursed – The Worst Possible Thing happens. It is upon the ruins of that curse that the […]
A new Nigerian scam targets writers. Here is how to recognize it, even if they say they’re from Ghana. Or Vietnam. Or Finland. If you […]
All writing and no play makes you a dull blogger. Here’s why you should get cultural. Cultural signposts are important for writers of all kinds, […]
The exhilaration of writing is met with the fear of leaping into uncertainty. Listen to your muse and jump when she says to. Marvin V. […]