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Marketing Yourself As a Ghost Blogger

WriterAccess Featured Writer — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Let me relate something that happened recently. When opening up my inbox, I discovered a message from a ghostwriter for hire. He was polite in touting his writing wares to supply posts for one of my blogs. As a “Jack … Continue reading →

Setting Freelance Rates

WriterAccess Featured Writer — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

What are your rates? How much do you charge for a blog post? $15 per page? $50? $125? Do you charge by the hour or by the word? Do questions like these make you nervous? If they do, you are … Continue reading →

How to Avoid Writer’s Spread

WriterAccess Featured Writer — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

When you write, your brain buzzes with activity. Neurons fire, thoughts fly around and collide, inspiration pops up, memories reawaken. Writing is strenuous mental work. No wonder it’s so easy for professional writers to forget that while your brain is … Continue reading →

What Homer Simpson’s Blog Would Look Like

WriterAccess Featured Writer — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

If Homer Simpson had a blog, I can just imagine what crazy posts would show up on it. Of course, he would describe the recipe for butter-fried donut and bacon sandwiches. Perhaps he would talk about an invention idea he … Continue reading →

Dealing with Writers Block

Tyler Duke — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:30:33 +0000

It’s funny. As I sat down to write this post, I suffered from the very thing this blog entry is about. How do I start this? How should it end? What about all those sentences in between? We’ve all experienced … Continue reading →