Tip #92
Writers need to be on social media. It doesn’t mean they need to check in or post every day. But when you have a project to market, you’ll want to market to that social media audience to help develop word-of-mouth buzz.
Tip #64
When you freelance, you face rejection. But how do you make the pain of rejection hurt less each time? Find out in my blog post on the hustle of freelance writing.
Tip #19
Learn about word origins and how English evolved. My favourite book on language is Bill Bryson’s The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way.
Writing Tip #15
Start strong but end stronger. Leave your readers with a powerful lasting impression of your work.
Writing Tip #22
If you’re pitching to editors or submitting to journals, catalogue all your submissions on a spreadsheet so you can stay on top of acceptances/rejections and any follow-up emails you plan on sending.
Writing Tip #6
When you pitch editors your article ideas, triple-check you got their name spelled correctly in the email. I know editors who’ll reject pitches simply based on this head-shaking error.
Writing Tip #61
Don’t ignore your dreams. Write the most intriguing dreams in a journal by your bed. After all, Robert Louis Stevenson was dreaming when he thought of key scenes for his story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Writing Tip #50
I don’t believe you need to be a talented writer to be successful. Rather, you need to be a skilled writer. Talent comes to you through genes, from nature. Skill comes to you from practice, from nurturing your writing passion.
Writing Tip #45
Are you stuck on a piece of writing? Or you’re not feeling inspired? Go for a walk! Don’t bring headphones. Let your mind roam wherever it wants to go.
Writing Tip #39
“Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too.”-Isabel Allende