by Susan Lovett | Jan 26, 2022 | For Writers |
Explore strategies and tactics for finding client-based work in this third installment in the series on finding new work in 2022. We’ll finish up the series next week with a blog focusing on strategies and tactics for freelance writers (articles, blogs, etc) and those writing novels or nonfiction books.
Taking on clients is a great way to boost your business. Not only does it open up your potential sources of income, but clients offer a variety of benefits to any freelance business.
by Susan Lovett | Jan 18, 2022 | For Writers |
What are you goals in 2022? What do you need to do to reach them? This series looks at the questions you need to ask and answer to achieve your vision. It looks at questions like, how many words do you want to write? How many clients do you need? How many assignments? How much will you need to charge to make it?
by Susan Lovett | Jan 11, 2022 | For Writers |
Success looks different these days. Our world has changed these past couple of years and freelancing has become more common and more competitive. Standing out as a freelance writer or author has become a bit harder. How will you succeed?
This series looks at setting yourself up for success in the new year. January is the perfect time to set a course for the months ahead. It’s typically a slow period for freelancing and the weather invites introspection and planning.
by Susan Lovett | Jan 4, 2022 | For Writers |
The start of a new year always comes with a sense of new beginnings and a refreshed attitude. Making resolutions to write more and finish that novel go hand-in-hand with renewed energy. The problem is making that energy last beyond the second week. Sticking to those resolutions until they are fulfilled or underway and part of a new routine.
by Susan Lovett | Dec 28, 2021 | Business |
Finish out the year with our list of year-end tasks designed specifically for freelance writers.
by Susan Lovett | Dec 21, 2021 | Business |
Finish the year strong by doing a series of year-end tasks designed to help you analyze how you did last year and set you up for a more successful year in 2022.
by Susan Lovett | Dec 14, 2021 | Writing |
Finding a productive writing process can help the act of writing come easier to you and reduce the friction associated with writing.
by Susan Lovett | Dec 14, 2021 | Business |
Time has flown this year and it is time again to close out another year of writing.
This is a great time to take stock of where you are with your writing and get organized for the year to come. Finish our your freelance writing year with a few year-end tasks. Below you will find part one of our three-part series on steps writers and small businesses should take to finish out a year for better success in the new one.
by Susan Lovett | Dec 7, 2021 | For Writers |
Gift ideas for the writer and reader in your life, even if that’s you. Here is the 2021 holiday gift guide from Figments & Fables.
by Susan Lovett | Nov 23, 2021 | Writing |
The hardest part about writing is starting. It’s like anything else in life, taking those first steps takes more energy than it does to keep going.
by Susan Lovett | Nov 16, 2021 | For Writers |
We are halfway through November, which means, if you are doing NaNoWriMo (writing a novel during the National Novel Writing Month of November), you should have at least 25,000 words on the page by now. How are you doing? Ahead of schedule? Behind? Hopelessly flailing or flying along?
by Susan Lovett | Nov 9, 2021 | Story |
Themes enhance stories, making them more meaningful. It’s theme that makes a story linger in your memory. It’s theme that provides the touchstone for what happens. It’s what informs everything that follows the opening sequence. Themes matter to the story and your writing. But most of all, theme matters to your characters.
