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Tips for Freelance Writers: Filing Taxes
Posted on January 30th, 2006 on
Filing taxes for freelancers can be a daunting proposition. However, for the most part it’s actually quite simple. A hobby versus a business: If you made less than $1,0...

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How to Handle Rude Customer Service Representatives
Posted on January 28th, 2006 on
Tonight my boyfriend and I went to Petco to get dog food. While Michael was shopping, I started looking at the rodents. Now I’ve owned just about every rodent except fe...

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More Tips for Freelancers: Responding to Rejection Letters
Posted on January 26th, 2006 on
It’s inevitable that as a writer, you’ll have to deal with rejection. You’ve written and sent your query letters, but the majority of the publications you wrote to...

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Choosing a New Look
Posted on January 23rd, 2006 on
It’s natural to want a change in your appearance from time to time. Making small changes in your style can prevent you from becoming bored or depressed with your appearance. N...

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Collecting Old Dolls: How to Reshape an Old Doll’s Dress
Posted on January 23rd, 2006 on
I have a doll dress from the 1950’s – tagged for Cosmopolitan’s Ginger, one of the hot “toddler dolls” of the era and a competitor of Vogue Ginny – that badly ne...

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After the Query: Following Up
Posted on January 22nd, 2006 on
Once you’ve sent out your queries, waiting can seem interminable. Editors can be very busy, which mean your query may legitimately fall through the cracks, requiring yo...

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Preparing Query Mailings
Posted on January 20th, 2006 on
In yesterday’s post, I talked about the necessary elements of a query letter, in the helps of hoping other beginning freelancers overcome to difficulties in composing qu...

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Tips for Freelancers: Writing Queries and Cover Letters
Posted on January 19th, 2006 on
I think it’s interesting that writers typically struggle so much with writing their correspondence, despite the fact that they make their living by their pen (or keyboard). T...

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Writing Invoices for Freelance Work
Posted on January 18th, 2006 on
Just a day or two after I learned about finding sample freelance contracts on Google, I learned that in order to get paid, I needed to send an invoice to a publication th...

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Writing a Freelance Contract
Posted on January 18th, 2006 on
Writing without a contract is a good way for a freelancer to get taken advantage of. Many publications and employers will be very clear on their terms and provide their ow...

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