It often surprises me that people want to work at home but they don't want to work. I have an online course to help people start a blogging career within less than three months. All they need to do is spend about 30 - 50 hours reading - and about 50 hours set up.
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Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services publishes a free monthly newsletter called Writers in the Sky. The publication provides a rich resource of articles and information about the craft and business of writing, publishing and book marketing.  read more »

Every now and then, as I am looking for new jobs or sites to submit my freelance writing work, I come across term paper mills. They are always marketing as "a student resource center". Reading between the lines, I know that it is a place to help students cheat.  read more »

I noticed a trend from the last few years. I am more productive in the winter with my business. Last year, I made most of my year's earnings in the months of November and December.

Why is this? I know a lot of you experience the same thing - but I don't have kids that are home. My husband still works, as usual.

I have a few theories:  read more »

After a three year break, I decided to run another marathon. My first marathon had me training during the hot summer months. Now I am faced with the opposite extreme - I live in Massachusetts and it's been really cold!

Have any of you trained for a marathon in the winter?  read more »

Hello my pen name is Suzikie and I have been a freelance writer now for over two years. My favourite subjects to write about are travel and the great outdoors but I do cover a lot of normal content writing as well as forum and blog posting.  read more »

Who Owns My Writing? A Writer's Guide To Copyright is my latest article on Garden and Hearth. It's a summary of some of the main points of copyright law for writers - and there are a few words about the rights to your work, too.  read more »

I made myself a website last week to advertise my freelance writing services and it's been a great learning experience. I went with HostGator and have found them excellent so far. I used their web templates in their site studio product to create the look of the site and added a wordpress blog.  read more »

I may be last to the table again, but I thought I'd mention another freelance information source. For a few months I've been following Yuwanda Black's articles on Associated Content. Recently I've begun reading her blog as well, though much of the information is cross posted.  read more »

When do you know it's time to become a full time freelance writer? It's a decision that most freelancers face at some time. In Is It Time To Quit The Day Job? I talk about this issue, and some ways of figuring out when it's time to take the plunge.  read more »