Writing: Freelancing, Landing Jobs & Honing Your Craft

Redundancy is one of the curses all writers must bear. Usually, repeating yourself over and over again is symptomatic of your own indecision and poor planning.

Offering suggestions for breaking into the television writing business

For any writer who is interested in writing for television, considering perfecting the style and technique of monologue writing.

Just as the Internet has made publishing your articles much easier, it has also simplified the process of piracy. Lifting paragraphs or even a full article from your website or a website that has published your work doesn't take more than a few seconds.

A writing buddy is something of an accountability partner -- someone to motivate and push you to reach your goals. Since writing is often a solitary pursuit, it can become difficult to continue to work through rejections and perceived failures.

To ensure your optimal success when attempting to break into television writing, finding the perfect agent is crucial.

Many of us have faced the interminable writer's block that prevents us from finishing an article or a book or a poem or a review. Writers are always looking for ways to surpass the writer's block obstacle, and I have a new one for you: Speed writing.

Many people are figuring out that it is much easier to learn remotely - online - than to take classes at a local university. This also goes for online writing classes.

Most freelance writers don't know that ESL markets exist, which makes it a largely untapped source of income, especially if you are just starting out. Writing for ESL markets means finding paying publications that cater to ESL learners.

A personal essay is an intensely intimate form of writing in which you divulge the details of a particular time or circumstance in your life. Writing and selling personal essays proves too personal for some writers, while others take advantage of it.

Many screenplay writing contests are worth their weight in gold because they can lead to contracts with agents or producers. Of course, you'll need to put your best foot forward, so here are a few tips.

Fiction writing contests are always a lot of fun, but you can run into trouble. Choosing a fiction writing contest should be the result of research and careful consideration.

If you've ever wanted to break into local magazine and newspaper markets, writing corporate profiles might be your best opportunity. Corporate profiles flourish in local publications because the people most interested in these companies are those who live nearby.

If you think that you can't write for music magazines just because you can't play the guitar or the violin, you would be wrong. Most writers for music magazines are mere aficionados of music, and are not necessarily musically inclined.

If you love video games and you love to write, why not consider writing for the gaming industry? It's a competitive, fast-paced industry in which you can make lots of money and achieve maximum exposure.