Story Starters
Sometimes we can think of a great title and the story might just come from that idea. Some authors find it difficult to think up a saleable title. What kind of title can you see on your bestseller? Read more [...]
10 Tips To Market Your Writing Business
If you're a freelance writer you know all about marketing your work with the query letter. Don't forget that you're a business person as well as a writer. It's important to run your freelance business just as you would any other home business. Keep good records, and work from a business plan. Set up a proper marketing plan too.
Don't neglect your administrative duties, save your receipts, record all query letters, work sent out and payments received so you aren't scrambling at tax time to find Read more [...]
Time Tricks for Writers
Get more writing done! This handout was from one of the Creative Purrsuits new writers workshops. It will help you create a do-able writing schedule.
Time scheduling will not make you totally efficient, you have to have some flexibility. Very few people can rigorously keep a detailed schedule day after day over a long period of time. If you structure your time too closely, you risk getting rigid and discouraged, and that is when the time plan goes out the window. :)
Try breaking your time plan Read more [...]
Market Your Online Business for Offline Marketing Strategy
With the explosion of E-commerce and the small start-up costs needed to get into business on-line, many people with no management or marketing experience are setting up shop on the Internet. Some are doing very well, most could be doing better. Read more [...]
English, English Everywhere
But, What Does It Mean?
There are only 26 letters in the English alphabet; isn't it amazing how writers can manipulate those letters to educate, entertain, evoke emotion and communicate ideas? Read more [...]
Home Based Business Promotion
Your promotion should be handled the same way large companies handle their promotional efforts. You may feel confident in doing it yourself but if you don't, there are many online outsourcing businesses that can help you set up and create your own promotions.
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Press releases: just because you work out of your home doesn't mean you shouldn't send out press releases of newsworthy happenings in your business.
Have you secured a new client?
Set up a new website?
Won an award?
These Read more [...]