I had an awesomely productive day yesterday, and it's about time! I'm glad to be getting back into the swing of things. The only items that carried over from yesterday's list of things to do are cleaning out my inbox and uploading my pictures to Flickr, both of which...
Well! It's been quiet here, but I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that — you already picked up on it from the depressing lack of posts. The short story (and believe me, you want me to spare you the details) is that I've been sick as a dog for a couple of weeks...
My article "Wiki-what-ia? Approaching Encyclopedia Entries in the Electronic Age" is now live in the May/June issue of Science Editor, the journal of the Council of Science Editors. If you're a CSE member, you can access it through the issue TOC. Sneak peek: With the...
Writer-editor Kristen King knows a thing or two about self-promotion. In just a few years, she has built a successful writing business Kristen King Freelancing, launched a popular blog for writers Inkthinker, and started the 2007 Query Challenge. She’s also in-demand...
Pop quiz! Plagiarism is always copyright infringement. True or false? Copyright infringement is always plagiarism. True or false? If you answered "false" to both, you're right. But that doesn't mean you can skip this post. As writers, we need to know the difference...
This is not legal advice, just some information gleaned from my own experiences. When in doubt, consult a real, live legal professional with intellectual property rights experience. Because you're a brilliant, responsible freelancer, you know that you need a contract...
I have a ton of stuff to get done today, and I need some accountability to make it happen! Here's what's on my plate: Finish my dozen or so in-progress articles and submit them to ezinearticles.com Revise a press release for the Article Challenge Post on...
Check out querier extraordinaire Susan Johnston's interview with yours truly at her Urban Muse blog. I might be just a teensy bit biased, but I think it's a pretty good read. If nothing else, at least skim the part about the 2007 Inkthinker Query Challenge.
It sounds counterintuitive. Giving away free content that just anyone can use? How could that possibly help anyone? Two words for you, my friend: viral marketing. In the article "Building Traffic with Article Marketing," Brian Clark of Copyblogger describes article...
Get up earlier. Yes, that's right, folks, getting up earlier gives you more waking hours to get more done. Breaking news, I know. It seems that despite my puppy's genius IQ, she hasn't grasped the concept of Daylight Saving Time. Thus, I am up every morning by 7:30...
