3 Health & Wellness Publications that Pay Writers

June 9, 2022June 29, 2019 by marianamcdougall

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If you have an interest in health and wellness and you write well, why not combine your two passions and get paid to write about what you love? Here are three publications that pay you to write about health and wellness. Note: Rates of pay are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated. Pay rates … Read more

Great websites for grammar nerds

June 9, 2022June 28, 2019 by marianamcdougall

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Training to join the Grammar Police Academy? Just need some help with random grammar questions? Find the English language fascinating and want funny and/or interesting tidbits about it? Here are three great websites for grammar nerds. Grammar Nerd Websites to Rock Your World Grammar Girl I love this girl’s “quick and dirty tips” to write … Read more

Featured Writer: Heather Bennett

June 9, 2022June 26, 2019 by marianamcdougall

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Whether you write for fun or for pay, it’s always great to make a connection to others with similar interests. That’s why once in a while, you’ll see a featured writer on multitalentedwriters.com. Show our featured folks some love by checking out their blogs and leaving a comment. Heather Bennett is a MultiTalented Writer I met … Read more

Renaissance People Mind Map

March 8, 2020June 24, 2019 by marianamcdougall

Mind Map about renaissance people, with "renaissance people" in the middle, and lots of related words connected to it via lines.

Mind Map Monday: Renaissance People Mind maps are an excellent way to come up with a tonne of ideas for populating a blog. Whether you write for fun or for pay, having a blog can bring more people to your website—but you have to have regular content coming out to keep people interested. That’s where … Read more

Paid Writing Opportunities: News, Politics, and More

June 9, 2022June 22, 2019 by marianamcdougall

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Dreaming of journalism work, but lamenting the fact very few places hire in-house journalists anymore? Time to go freelance and get paid for your writing. Plenty of publications still value the contributions of journalists and pay well for their writing. Here are 12 places that pay (well) for news, politics, and generic writing. Please … Read more

Stop asking, “so what do you do?”

June 9, 2022June 21, 2019 by marianamcdougall

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After I had my first child, I went through an existential crisis of sorts. I think that’s because I had been working since I was old enough to work, so when I stayed home to take care of my little one, I lost a bit of my personality. And I think the culture we live … Read more

Successful Multi-Genre Author: Elizabeth Gilbert

June 9, 2022June 19, 2019 by marianamcdougall

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know what I think of the advice to niche or risk being unsuccessful: it’s a bunch of hype, mostly not applicable to creatives. Writers are by nature creative people, and creative people like to experiment, get out of their comfort zone, and see … Read more

Freelance Writing Mind Map

March 8, 2020June 17, 2019 by marianamcdougall

Mind Map Monday: Freelance Writing Mind Map

A note: Thanks for reading my blog! As you may have noticed, I have zero advertisement on my pages. One of the ways I make a little bit of money to support this blog is with affiliate links.There is one affiliate link in this blog post—to the Freelance Writer’s Den. If you decide to purchase a membership, I will make a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I have been a part of the Freelance Writer’s Den and can attest it’s definitely worth the investment.

Want to write about writing? That’s basically what I do on this website, and the mind map I’m sharing this week is actually quite useful for me. I wrote a similar one when I started this site, and I still refer to it off and on. I’ve shared a generic writing mind map before, but in this week’s map, I’m concentrating solely on the freelance writing side of things.

Get Paid to Write About Food & Drink

June 9, 2022June 15, 2019 by marianamcdougall

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Love food? Love writing? Love getting paid? How about getting paid to write about food (and drink)? Here are four publications that pay you (well) to write about yumminess and related topics. Yes, yumminess is a word. I just made it up. Note: Rates of Pay are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated. Rates … Read more

Indigenous Authors for June 21st

June 9, 2022June 14, 2019 by marianamcdougall

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June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. Canada has an extremely complicated history with its indigenous peoples, and unlike many would like to think, this history is recent—as recent as 1996, when the last residential school closed. The history between settlers and Canada’s indigenous people didn’t end with the signing of treaties—some of … Read more