Writing-World - the site for freelance writers tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13499182010-01-06T16:42:41+00:00a blog about freelance writing TypePadWriting Police: No Comments!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef012876af74ee970c2010-01-06T16:42:41+00:002010-01-06T16:42:41+00:00AmberThis is just one example of the large number of rogue apostrophes currently littering the island of Gran Canaria, which Terry and I visited last month. These apostrophes were everywhere: on signs, on menus, on buildings... you name it. I've...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/7G2_J_IqPI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2010/01/writing-police-no-comments.htmlBreathing new life into the old blogtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef012876a6d1fa970c2010-01-04T21:21:54+00:002010-01-04T21:23:18+00:00AmberTap, tap! Is this thing on? And has it really been six months since I last posted here? Apparently so, and no, the fact that this is the second "fresh start" post on the front page of this blog definitely...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/6MbsLvgugLk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2010/01/breathing-new-life-into-the-old-blog.htmlHow NOT to use blogs to market your product: the Microplane mistaketag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef011570f6edd5970c2009-07-10T10:54:42+01:002009-07-10T10:56:43+01:00AmberThis post was originally published on my beauty blog, Hey-Dollface.com, which is where the "incident", for want of a better word, happened. I thought I'd also post it here, though, because it's an excellent example of how NOT to use...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/WIUuCylvUpw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2009/07/how-not-to-use-blogs-to-market-your-product-the-microplane-mistake.htmlMidas Media Blog Network: June updatetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef011571e612c1970b2009-07-09T16:29:32+01:002009-07-09T16:29:32+01:00AmberRemember those blog targets I set myself back in April? Never really said much about those ever again, did I? So let's revisit them now, and, in a bid to create a record for myself as much as anything else,...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/W8DUhzYX2GQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2009/07/midas-media-blog-network-june-update.htmlUnnecessary Quotation Marks: not just unnecessary, absolutely hilarioustag:typepad.com,2003:post-659225232009-04-23T14:30:34+01:002009-04-23T14:30:34+01:00AmberNow, I know I said recently that pointing out other people's errors is pretty mean, but let's face it: it's sometimes just plain funny, too. Take unnecessary quotation marks. Why do people "do" it? Who knows. But the results can...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/tsZBHHARM7Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2009/04/unnecessary-quotation-marks-not-just-unnescessary-absolutely-hilarious.htmlThe Fashion Police named best fashion blog in the Glam Network Awards 2009!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-658260812009-04-21T22:47:03+01:002009-04-21T22:47:03+01:00AmberA few weeks ago, my blog The Fashion Police was nominated in the fashion category of the Glam Network Awards 2009. I posted about the awards on the site itself at the time, but then more or less forgot about...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/1nnAlW25Hi4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2009/04/the-fashion-police-named-best-fashion-blog-in-the-glam-network-awards-2009.htmlFollow me on Twitter!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-655020892009-04-15T16:32:14+01:002009-04-15T16:32:14+01:00AmberI've mentioned Twitter a few times here recently, and will probably mention it a few more, given that so much of my online life is spent over there now, so I thought I'd invite those of you with Twitter accounts...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/NYp_K5e4QTw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2009/04/follow-me-on-twitter.htmlTypos, and why they're not always the end of the worldtag:typepad.com,2003:post-651953552009-04-15T13:16:20+01:002009-04-14T16:27:49+01:00AmberI have a confession to make: sometimes I make typos. In fact, sometimes they're not even typos. Sometimes - and this will really shock you - sometimes they're actual spelling errors. I know, I know: a professional writer who sometimes...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/KM8lLFJURCs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2009/04/typos-and-why-theyre-not-always-the-end-of-the-world.htmlAsk Writing World: Is it possible to make money at home by proofreading?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-651943052009-04-08T11:27:00+01:002009-04-08T11:27:00+01:00AmberIs it possible to make money working from home as a proofreader? This is one of the questions I get asked most often, and the short answer is: yes. It is. I happen to think most things are possible if...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/2-X8Nv2aUp0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2009/04/ask-writing-world-is-it-possible-to-make-money-at-home-by-proofreading.htmlSetting Some Blogging Targetstag:typepad.com,2003:post-651929172009-04-07T21:26:13+01:002009-04-07T21:26:56+01:00AmberWell, after my declaration of a whole new start for me, including more posts here at Writing World (thanks for the encouragement on that post, by the way, everyone - it's much appreciated!) I managed to fall at the first...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceWritingBlog/~4/WNdN8NXPHuA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.writingworld.org/2009/04/setting-some-blogging-targets.html