By

Michele L. Tune

As freelance writers, we should never become so “experienced and wise” that we fail to see opportunities to learn something new. So many people these days believe they are so genius that there’s nothing left for them to learn. This theory/opinion couldn’t be further from the truth! We can always learn something new, no matter how old we are, how long we’ve been writing (or whatever you do for a living/hobby), or how much we’ve studied a topic–keyword: study.

Writing for Dollars newsletter is one of the resources I use to enhance my writing. One such instance is the article that was just published in today’s issue, written by Denise Vitola. It is titled “It’s The VoiceThat Sells.”

I took away a feeling that I can improve upon my own writing voice. We can always improve. I know that some of my articles are “flat” as she mentions, because I’ve failed to put my “voice” out there.

Writing for Dollars also has paying markets listed in the high, medium, and low-paying range.

I subscribe to other newsletters, e-zines, and magazines as well. I buy writer’s reference books and study, study, study. I read anthologies, magazine articles, other writing-related blogs, and articles online. I study English grammar and spelling and I glean from anywhere I can. I rejoice when the advice I’ve taken and the enormous amounts of time spent studying results in yet another (paid) sale!

So, by refusing to have an “I’m so smart” or “I’m not willing to learn” attitude, I’m growing as a writer. I’m ever learning and I’m finding continued success writing the cyber highway!

By

Michele L. Tune

I was just reading Jenna Glatzer’s blog: Hot Diggity. She’s received and passed on the Courageous Blogging Award to Ann Crispin and Victoria Strauss, who are experts at hunting down scams and protecting authors.

Be sure to check out their blog: Writers Beware. We can never be too careful with our written word. After all, a lot of sweat, blood, and heart goes into pouring our thoughts and our very soul onto paper.

Stay safe writing the cyber highway!

By

Michele L. Tune

The other day I mentioned using Writer’s Market books or subscribing to the online version, which is a tool I’ve personally used. Wooden Horse Magazine Database was brought to my attention so I went and checked it out. You can check it out too, here.

They have over 2,000 print magazines in their media directory. You can subscribe to their free newsletter or you can subscribe to their service and have complete access to their magazine database and benefit from all it has to offer.

I signed up for the free newsletter and from what I can tell by browsing the site, it looks like a quality investment that would give you a boost in your freelance writing career.

Happy writing the cyber highway!