Category: The Writing Life

Words on a page, waiting, not ready. But they could be with a little work. Self-editing will help you get there.

In the early days it was early, but as the pandemic has worn on, more and more writers are facing writer’s block. Here’s how I changed it for myself.

Sometimes the hardest part of writing is putting the first word on the page. But fall-inspired writing prompts like these can help.

If you want to be a writer, this advice will help. It comes from a 20 year veteran of the writing industry.

Hold it up to the light — the experience, I mean. Turn it around, mentally, and see it from all the angles. Take it in,…

Have you ever found yourself in a writing rut? That can feel like the words just won’t come. Perhaps there’s no more to write? Here’s…

Freelance writing is a rewarding career where you get to see your byline in many different publications. You also get to hand-pick your assignments and…

As 2019 dawned, my food blog was at its lowest point in a decade. Google updates hit me hard in 2018 — and my traffic…

Successful freelancing is part networking, part drive and part boundless effort — especially when it comes to pitching (or querying) for new assignments. Even when…

Years ago, when I first ventured into freelance writing, I thought my experience as a newspaper reporter would mean that the assignments would just come…