More details released on freelance agency

The Canadian Writers Group, the agency for freelance writers I posted about before, ... commercial clients looking for writers, including the Toronto design firm q30, as well ... York-based Canadian business writer Duff McDonald’s account of Wall Street tycoon Jamie Dimon’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 18:20:38

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Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Request an early copy for review! Baba Yaga is a witch-like character who flies around on a giant mortar, kidnapping (and presumably eating) ... for Theory of Literature at Zagreb University, successfully pursuing parallel careers as a writer ... European literary awards. She is now based in Amsterdam and works as a freelance writer. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 12:12:58

Inspiration Roundup: My Favorite Illustrators

If you’ve known me for more than 5 minutes, then you probably already know that I am a huge… HUGE fan of comic/animation style illustration ... ! Michael Cho is a freelance illustrator, cartoonist and occasional writer, based in Toronto, Canada ... illustrations in The New Yorker. Dean Trippe is a freelance comics creator, best known [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 00:41:18

Wise Men, by Mike O'Mary

This story was first published in the Peoria Journal Star, then in the Rocky Mountain News (Denver), and later in Catholic Digest. It is reproduced here with permission. Chicago-based freelance writer Mike O'Mary has had a significant influence on my writing style. His simple, frank exposition of life's poignant moments [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 03:22:00

Make Your Dreams Reachable

All too often, we may be envisioning a level of success, ... accomplishes nothing. Stretch yourself of course, but allow it to be a natural growth process. About The Author Janet K. Ilacqua is a freelance writer based in Tracy, California. She specializes in academic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 02:28:07

Moving up the Career Ladder in Tough Times

by Robin Maxwell With the economy in crisis, and daily news of massive layoffs, many of us are worried about hanging on to our jobs ... , you can make yourself one of them. About the Author: Robin Maxwell is a freelance writer based in Florida ... . And, the higher up the employment pyramid you go, the more important it is to be well organized. 10 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 11:29:29

Gentle Reminder, Gentle Readers

Too bad I never went in for meditation, which in theory would make it easier for me to focus on issues like “freedom of the press” rather than ... -based freelance writer who has written for the Bristol Press and Hartford Advocate. She’s a frequent ... and wrote NASCAR collectors’ guides, and did copywriting for an ad agency and copyediting for a defense [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 02:26:00

The Art and Science of Hotel Internet Access

As a new contributor to WWD, I’ve been asked to pass on some of the practical knowledge I’ve manged to acquire from more than 25 years as a ... and joined your world as a home-based freelance writer — doing the same amount of work for half the money ... can be included in negotiated corporate room rates or will be waived if you’re fairly high-ranking [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 17:00:12

Help for Overcoming Personal Debt

by Eileen King The world economy has recently gone from bad to worse. Nearly everyone is experiencing economic difficulties ... -based freelance writer whose areas of interest include ... will need “get real” about your debt. Do you know exactly how much you owe? Or, what interest rates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 09:01:48

Successful Freelancer Spotlight: Susan Johnston

Good Monday morning readers! This is the first in what I hope will be an ongoing series on The Golden Pencil that will highlight successful ... , I am putting the spotlight on Susan Johnston, a Boston-based freelance writer who covers career ... blogs. It was great training in social media, blogging, and a bit of SEO, but I really wanted to focus [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 16:05:30

Help for Overcoming Personal Debt

by Eileen King as you already know, our economy has gone sour and many families are suffering ... : Eileen King is a home-based freelance writer whose areas of interest include personal finance, online ... plan. And, of course, being committed to the plan is equally important. To create a plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 10:50:00

Queercents introduces Tamara Boynton and Dwayne Briscoe

We’re doing our best these days to cover a wider range of topics at Queercents ... , this North Carolina-based freelance writer blogs about her relationships with her mother, lover/partner ... , LLC. Dwayne has always worked in a variety of settings doing bookkeeping and QuickBooks training [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:43:01

Work at Home for OrganizedWisdom.com as a Health Editor

OrganizedWisdom.com, a venture-backed Health 2.0 startup, is seeking assistant health editors to join their team ... with a team of freelance writers, and generate new assignments based on the day's news. You must have at least two years experience in professional writing and editing. Preference will be given [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 12:19:00

Winning a Promotion in Bad Economic Times

by Robin Maxwell With the economy in crisis, and daily news of massive layoffs, many of us are worried about hanging on to our jobs ... , you can make yourself one of them. About the Author: Robin Maxwell is a freelance writer based [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 11:55:00

Harry Nicolaides Still in Thai Prison

How could Thai authorities imprison someone who dresses so flamboyantly? ... of an Australian writer facing a possible 15-year jail term for an article deemed offensive to the Thai monarchy.Chiang Mai-based university lecturer and freelance writer Harry Nicolaides, 41, was arrested [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 00:13:00

Beyond Productivity: Living From the Inside Out (Episode 3)

(This podcast is also available from iTunes under Productive Flourishing.) ... . By day, Andre works as a freelance technology writer based in Los Angeles. He can be reached at akibbe02 AT gmail DOT com. Jonathan Mead from Illuminated Mind Jonathan Mead is a graphic designer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:07:20

Freelance Writer Jobs - Upfront Pay at Delegate2!

Today's freelance writer jobs are brought to you by Delegate2 ... writing sites that have a regular flow of work rather than submitting articles and hoping ... to be very happy:http://www.talkwhatever.com/showthread.php?p=72184The company is based in the UK [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:14:00

Beyond Productivity: Living from the Inside Out (Episode 4)

(This podcast is also available from iTunes under Productive Flourishing.) ... ) methodology. By day, Andre works as a freelance technology writer based in Los Angeles. He can be reached ... Authenticity, Productivity, and the Four Hour Work Week In Episode 4, Dustin, Andre [more...]

Date: 2009-01-22 23:05:35

Press Release :: The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D Companion–New from O’Reilly

Sebastopol, CA—If you’re thinking about investing in a new Canon Rebel camera, ... ($24.99) serves as a full-on photography class built specifically around the XS. Ben also authored ... is a freelance writer, photographer, and videographer based in San Francisco. You can learn [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 02:55:10

New articles on Wirtland published in the USA

During last week two new articles about Wirtland have appeared in the U.S. printed and electronic media ... is a freelance writer based in Connecticut. ... to Wirtland", who is founder and chief executive of G.1440, a Baltimore-based e-solutions firm."Internet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 13:36:00

Job Hunting Resources - Work at home alternatives

Instead of a full time job - have you considered doing some work at home? Well, the good news is that this is not just a fantasy.  Today, millions of people worldwide have established highly-successful careers as freelance professionals. Writers, designers, programmers and many other home-based consultants have discovered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:38:33

HBS Cases: The Value of Environmental Activists

Q&A with:Ramon Casadesus-MasanellPublished:September 8, 2008Author:Sarah Jane Gilbert There are many methods, most financial, ... Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell, a freelance case writer based in Barcelona, to to discuss [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 20:15:49

How to Get Free Books, Music, Movies & Games: Swaptree

It's possible to find free books, CDs, DVDs and video games without leaving your home, according to Adrienne Sylver, a Miami-based book lover and freelance writer. Through Swaptree, (www.swaptree.com), Sylver ... and postage. Or of course, you can stand in line at the post office. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 01:18:00

Condemnation: Those who do remember the past know we will defeat it

Picture 27-12 Dick Meister is a San Francisco-based freelance writer who's been covering the local scene for the past several decades ... against hiring homosexuals. And some -- large department stores, for example -- will hire known [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 19:20:38

Religion and State in Israel - December 8, 2008 (Section 2)

Religion and State in Israel December 8, 2008 (Section 2) (continued from Section 1) ... www.womensEnews.org December 1, 2008 Brenda Gazzar is a freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.Naomi Ragen, an Orthodox writer who joined another legal case that is related to modesty squads hopes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:34:00

Computer Skills Training Specialist/ Test Question Writer - oDesk

Computer Skills Training Specialist/ Test Question Writer NETCOMLOGIC is a US based educational assessment software company ... ... Freelance jobs related posts ... hours work only (if that??/)...computer cartoon artist - oDesk basicly i need what the title says [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:16:45

Decanter’s Curious Tale of Obama’s Inauguration Wines

A seemingly harmless news article appeared in my inbox January 21st. *Decanter ... , “I am a freelance wine, food and travel writer based in Italy for over 30 years. Since 2002 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 05:16:55

Impact of TN coal ash disaster on Ohio? “Clean coal…is a joke”

On Saturday, December 27, I wrote Rachel Belz at Ohio Citizen Action the following e-mail: I’m a freelance writer and blogger based in NEOhio. I’ve been following the Harriman, TN fly ash incident [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:37:41

Tomorrow's energy source: Tapping the amazing power of breasts

Filed under: Sex Sells, Entrepreneurship, Extracurriculars, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, ... -support bra can travel up to 35 inches during exercise. When combined with nanowire-based fabrics ... electrical jockstraps be far behind? Bruce Watson is a freelance writer, blogger, and all-around [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 18:00:00

Reporter Diaspora

On Community Funded Reporting site Spot.US, David Cohn reports from Freelance Camp - "an unconference for freelance professionals of all sorts - artists, coders, writers, designers etc ... replacing traditional journalistic content.Newpaper business models based on print advertising slowly lose [more...]

Date: 2008-08-16 16:07:56

Kita terus menyalahkan Allah...

Dalam posting bertajuk "Alahai Melayu," saya tulis seperti berikut:Baru-baru ini, ketika bercakap mengenai orang Melayu dan umat Islam, ... -fikirkanlah:Points to ponderAn Islam columnist on JewsBy: Dr Farrukh Saleem.The writer is an Islamabad-based freelance columnistWhy are Jews so powerful?There are only 14 million Jews in the world; seven [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 15:20:00

Home Based Business On A Shoestring

Because often all you need to have a home based business are your special skills and talents. For instance, do you know your way around a computer? ... be out and about, consider becoming a freelance writer or proofreader. The demand for this type of home based [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:43:04

Hindu Terrorism? Imran Khan

I am not a particularly enamoured of Gautier’s writings but as i see most of the pakistani spectators talk about India as though ruled by terrorists, ... . It isn’t terror. Francois Gautier (The writer is the editor-in-chief of the Paris-based La Revue ... freelancing in south India , doing photo features on kalaripayattu, the Ayyappa festival [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 16:30:26

An Interview With Jonathan Snook

With a wife and kids, Jonathan says, the work day must end precisely at 5:00. Yet somewhow, he still manages to be an accomplished web developer, writer, blogger, freelancer ... An internationally-admired web designer and developer based in Ottawa, Canada, Jonathan Snook [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 10:30:44

I Hope I Passed the Audition

October 29, 2008I'm not sure which Beatles tune ends with one of them saying, "I hope we passed the audition." Was it "All We Need Is Love? ... as writers we have to audition for a job. Typically freelance writing gigs, unless you're a newbie, are based on published clips and a resume you send along with your query. I've done some editing jobs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 13:34:58

Long term writers needed by qgonen

A new freelance writing opportunity has been posted by GetAFreelancer.com: Hi, I need multiple writers who can write on a wide variety of topics. Most articles are based on various professions and job specialities. Articles are 1000 words each and will pay $2 each. Writer... (Budget: $750-1500, Jobs: Copywriting) Click here [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 18:20:21

More funny money: Sports "stocks"

Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Extracurriculars, Shopping, Technology, ... is a freelance writer, blogger, and all-around cheapskate. He's been nervous about sports trading ever since ... of Allen Iverson (IVER) is holding steady at $1. The value of these shares is based on the on-field [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 00:00:00

Free Classifieds the Trend that is Catching On

Written by Admin on 1/08/2009By Alex WuThere is a new way to place a classified ad, and it is on the Internet and it is free ... and get jobs. If you are a web designer, photographer or writer or offer any others home based service, you can advertise in the free classifieds. Maybe you are a freelance worker or self employed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 12:18:00

English Copywriter / Scriptwriter (Dubai)

Dubai based, UK national creative writer , with 10 years international experience is available for freelance and project work ... turnaround and rates. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 21:11:33

Thrive as a freelance writer - run a BUSINESS

Here we go again. If you were around in 2000, the current landscape for writing “jobs” is starting to look all too familiar. b3Media for example, is cutting its rates to its bloggers. Big Blogger Pay Cuts At b5Media reports: “Toronto based b5Media is changing the way it pays bloggers in its hundreds-strong blog network [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 22:41:11

Blogging Jobs: How Much is Blogging Worth?

blogger are extensive, far beyond just writing abilities. As with any freelance job, determining how to put a value on the time it really takes ... for the various traditional writer’s pay scale based upon a dollar amount per word. The more experience [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 06:14:49

We're hiring writers

Prefix is currently seeking insightful, knowledgeable and talented writers to contribute in the following ways: ... indie rock and hip-hop. Contributors will cultivate sources, take on new and various projects ... without. This is a freelance position. The pay scale is sliding based on various factors, including [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:58:33

Seven Steps To A Professional Bid

Bidding can be one of the hardest things to get right. Someone asked me the other day if I had a bidding template ... . It basically says that I am a freelance writer/ghostwriter/blogger (whichever is most appropriate ... Next, I back this up with some proof, including links to my resume, testimonials and relevant examples [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 20:09:21

How To Drive Laser Targeted Traffic With A YouTube Friend Adder

by Yomi A Getting tired of shelling-out cash for advertising that rarely performs like you’re lead to believe? Do you find yourself blowing countless hours, fighting for decent search engine rankings online? Have you began to notice you’re becoming a failure similar to roughly ninety-eight percent of folks that are itching to successfully become [more...]

Date: 2009-01-22 10:27:16

Two Steps for Empowering Influence in Decision-making

“Converting this world’s already-on-existent resources into the enlightened outputs” is one of the most challenging vocations; however, this jargon seems like nothing for those who see this world in a protracted way. From the national toward regional stage and finally reaching the childish tables of the General Assembly, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:28:17

Hollywood Conservatives: Should They Just Shut Up and Entertain?

Or is it time for Tinseltown to return to its patriotic roots? January 24, 2009 - by La Shawn BarberHollywood leans left. It’s as certain as taxes and death. But I’m convinced there are enough influential right-leaning folks in Hollywood (Clint Eastwood, Kelsey Grammer, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, Jon Voight, Gary “Sirius Black” Oldman, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 08:00:46

IN COMPARISON POPE PIUS XII WAS A SAINT

BY SEAN GANNON On May 26 1955, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra gave a private performance of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony for Pope Pius XII as what the official Vatican daily, L’Osservatore Romano, called “a mark of recognition and gratitude for the immense work of human assistance carried out by His Holiness to save a large number of Jews [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 16:06:09

Tips to Starting your Own Busniess

The 9-to-5 grind can make you feel like a just another cog in the corporate machine, constantly punching the clock for someone else’s vision ... of proficiency and credibility. Rely on your connections to find the perfect people for the jobs ... . Having an eye-catching yet simple to navigate web site and presentation material is key [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 02:58:00

Scrapping Issues

I started scrapbooking way back in 1996. Although I'd seen other people's scrapbooks, it didn't seem like something I'd do until I had kids; once I had Haley I couldn't wait to start one for her. My scrapbooking friends all used Creative Memories albums, but since I'd just started being a stay-at-home mom, I didn't feel like I could afford them, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-22 17:27:04

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/2/2009

In tonight’s news: Israel is poised to send ground troops into Gaza.A Muslim family was removed from a plane before takeoff, and is being compensated by the airline for the error. CAIR is in high dudgeon about the incident.Thousands of shoes were dumped on a Miami expressway — is that a message for President-eject Bush? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:42:00

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