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Start Your Own Membership Site with Just One Article!

Are you familiar with FTM? FTM simply means fixed-term membership. A FTM site has a set term for membership, so it’s actually an online course or a series of training sessions about a particular topic that club members complete within the set amount of time. If you’re struggling to get Tweet This Post

Article Writing Sweatshops or Great Job Sites for Writers?

Sites keep popping up all over the Internet that need freelancers to write short articles on a variety of topics. But most of these sites pay writers very little per article. The upside for writers is they can usually write dozens of articles a week, and some sites pay for Tweet This Post

Article Marketing Reprint Strategy – Pros and Cons

by Karen Cioffi Offering your articles and e-books to be reprinted by others might be a valuable marketing practice. While it seems most writers don’t allow their articles/posts to be reprinted by others as part of their article marketing practice, I’ve come across a couple of writers/marketers who generously do Tweet This Post

Authors – Have You Tried This Little Known Online Marketing Book Strategy?

by Shelly Hitz If you already have self published books, chances are you’re looking for effective online marketing book strategies to help sell your book. You’ve spent hours brainstorming, writing, editing and publishing your book. Now what? Now it’s time to let people know that your book exists. Even if Tweet This Post

Guest Blogging To Build Your Platform

by Donna McDine As freelance writers we all know the benefits of having our own blog to interact with others via cyberspace. Topics can vary from your own freelance writing career and services to freelance writing jobs to networking opportunities. The topics are endless. Follow your muse. I urge you Tweet This Post

Charter Membership Opportunity Ends Soon

If this is your first visit online to the Working Writer’s Club, I hope you’ll visit our JOIN THE CLUB page, which lists many of the benefits of membership in our club. If you’re thinking of starting a freelance writing business – or you’re wanting to take an established Tweet This Post

Best Books for Writers

Welcome to Topic Tuesday! Every Tuesday we post a topic of interest to writers. You’re invited to get the chatter going by responding to the topic in a comment. You can provide additional information about the topic or ask a question about the topic. This week’s topic is: The Best Tweet This Post

Write Your Book in Italy!

Since I’m a freelance writer, author, and writing coach, most of the time I can be found working in my home office, where I’m usually wearing my comfy (but ratty) old bathrobe and slippers. But I also get dressed once in a while, and sometimes I travel to gorgeous spots Tweet This Post

Amateur Sleuths in Action

Welcome to Topic Tuesday! Every Tuesday we post a topic of interest to writers. You’re invited to get the chatter going by responding to the topic in a comment. You can provide additional information about the topic or ask a question about the topic. This week’s topic is: Whodunit? Amateur Tweet This Post

Make Money As A Writer

The good news for writers is that today there are more ways than ever to build a freelance writing business. In fact, here are 12 ways to get started. You don’t need to try all 12 of these ideas at once. Pick and choose the one or two that sound Tweet This Post

Freelance Writers: Are You Often Exhausted?

by Irene S. Roth As a writer, are you often exhausted? If so, you’re probably trying to do too much. Here are some tips to help you avoid doing so much that you become totally exhausted as a writer and then unable to do much of anything. 1. Do first Tweet This Post

Writing Business Plan: Create, Promote, and Sell in the Writing World

by Karen Cioffi In a teleconference presented by David Riklan, a well-known marketing expert and the founder of SelfGrowth.com, the focus of the discussion was how to create a successful online business from scratch. According to Riklan, the first two ‘core’ ways to establish a successful online business, one that Tweet This Post

Your Handbook to a Successful Freelance Writing Business

Building a successful freelance writer can be scary and a bit daunting if you don’t know what to do and when and how to do it. It’s also difficult to keep focused on your career if there is no way you will be held accountable for the actions you take Tweet This Post

Communication and Personal Growth – 5 Key Factors For Growing Yourself and Connecting With Others

by Allie Casey How well you communicate is an indicator of your personal growth. The better you can connect with others, the more you will want to take on situations that stretch your self-development. The more “on purpose” conversations you have, the more you will seek opportunities to learn and Tweet This Post

Freelance Writing – The Biggest Challenges!

Freelance writers face all sorts of challenges on a daily basis. There’s the challenge to find assignments that pay well for our time and efforts. There’s the challenge to figure out how to get those assignments completed once we get them. Finally, there’s the challenge to find enough time to Tweet This Post

Anatomy of a Good Story

by Billie A Williams Most everyone would agree the best books, actually all books, begin with characters who want something. They spend the whole book trying to obtain this goal, brass ring, or prize, whatever you choose to call it. Other people and events conspire to keep them from acquiring Tweet This Post

Writers Workshops & Chats

How to Write a Proposal to Land a Great Freelance Writing Gig!

Every week the Working Writer’s Club offers a live 55-minute instructional teleclass for club members. In each class, experts share tips and techniques they’ve used to create their own careers and/or build their own businesses. Here are the details for this week’s teleclass: Topic: How to Write a Proposal to Tweet This Post

Five Tips to Eliminate Writing Sabotagers

Join us every Friday on Facebook for live chats about freelance writing. Here’s the scoop on this Friday’s chat – Topic: Five Tips to Eliminate Writing Sabotagers (Share Your Tips, Too!) Facilitator: Irene S. Roth Date: Friday, May 18, 2012 Time: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. CDT Here’s how to take Tweet This Post

Best Books for Writers

Join us every Friday on Facebook for live chats about freelance writing. Here’s the scoop on this Friday’s chat – Topic: Best Books for Writers (Come share your list) Facilitator: Linda Della Donna Date: Friday, May 11, 2012 Time: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. CDT Here’s how to take part in Tweet This Post

Getting Started as a Journalist

If you’d like to write for magazines, newspapers, and/or trade journals, this week’s live teleclass is just what you need! Topic: Getting Started as a Journalist & Writing on Assignment Date & Time: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7:00 p.m. CDT Presenter: Faye Levow Cost: Free for Working Writer’s Club Members Tweet This Post