Should You Start a Writing Business in a Pandemic?

The pandemic has now been raging all around the world for well over a year… Since you can’t go anywhere anyway, wouldn’t this be the perfect time to start a writing business? Well, that depends… Some people have been using this pandemic time very creatively, making art, starting businesses, and doing other interesting things with … Read more

COVID-19 Mind Map for Content Creation & Freelance Writing

COVID-19. We’re all tired of it. We all wish it were over. And some of us are tired of reading news report about the state of the pandemic. But the reality is, there is still a lot to write about COVID-19. There’s still a lot to be said. And there’s a significant need to stop … Read more

Where to Find Freelance Writing Gigs, Part 2

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Starting a freelance writing career isn’t always easy. There are confusing terms to learn, decisions about office space to make, budgeting and cash flow projections, and a million other items on the to-do list. But most important of all, you need to find clients. Without clients, there’s no business. And if you want to make a … Read more

Successful Multi-Genre Author: Isabel Allende

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“Writers won’t be successful unless they pick a niche.”  Are you tired of hearing this advice? Me too. As of this writing, I’ve shared the stories of 27 successful multi-niche writers. And there are many more. Here’s one such author who might inspire you to ignore the dime-a-dozen advice and encourage you to embrace your … Read more

Self-Development Mind Map

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Think outside the box to find paying outlets about self-development The self-development industry is huge, and if you think outside the box even a little bit, there are a tonne of places that will pay you for writing about how people can make themselves better. The very first mind map I created for freelance writing … Read more

Yes, you’re a creative writer. And you don’t need a niche.

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Freelance Writer. Content Marketer. Nonfiction Book Author. Novelist. Short Story Writer. Poet. We love to compartmentalize everything. And if having a name for the type of writing you do weren’t enough, people want to categorize even further. Oh, you’re a freelance writer? So what do you write about? Oh, you write nonfiction books? What subject? … Read more

Famous Multi-Genre Author: Isaac Asimov

With the amount of people telling novice writers that they need to pick a niche to be successful, you’d think no writers ever “made it” if they wrote in multiple genres. Nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve written about several multi-niche writers on this site, from freelance writers who dabble in multiple niches … Read more

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