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The Coming Writer’s Bailout (or, Too Many Words to Fail)

A New York Times Book Review essay latches onto Bailoutmania with a humor piece focused on a mythical writer’s bailout, and like most humor, brushes up against a few bruised areas along the way. Still, it’s a humor piece, so we’ll start with writer Paul Greenberg’s lead joke:
A little while back my daughter told me [...]

Posted 10 December 2008 † Tom Chandler § Underground Entertainment ‡ Comments (12) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Building Company Blogs: What Should You Charge?

I’ve pitched blogs to several business clients. And just closed a deal (finally) for an advocacy blog/microsite.
It’s not easy. Businesses don’t necessarily believe a freelance writer can write coherently about their business or their industry.
And then there’s the question of money. Blogging often pays poorly, and businesses have a lot of marketing options.
Still, [...]

Posted 18 August 2008 † Tom Chandler § Blogging § Business of Freelancing ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Writing More For Less? Maybe It’s Time to Ask For a Raise

What do you do when you’re doing more copywriting work for a client — but effectively getting paid less? The Copywriter Underground talks about “Project Creep” — and how to avoid the revenue drains that follow.

Posted 28 November 2007 † Tom Chandler § Business of Freelancing ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Pay The Damned Writer (A “Getting What Your Worth” Primer With Harlan Ellison)

Done any free work lately? Or seen that work used in multiple places — without ever receiving a dime for the additional uses?
The never-demur Harlan Ellison — a successful, outspoken and abrasive writer — tells it like it is in this short interview. Great stuff — I would have laughed more if so much of [...]

Posted 21 November 2007 † Tom Chandler § Business of Freelancing § Writing ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,