Happy 2019! I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season. Around this time each year, people talk about resolutions and goals. I won’t beat a dead horse and encourage you to make and keep your own goals this year. We all know we should. So I’ll just share some of my professional goals and leave you to ponder your own. Well, the new year is starting with a bang for me! I just got a job copy writing for a marketing…
I’m always looking to improve my skills and craft, and I’m always open to valuable advice and criticism because I know that I can progress if I use it. As a freelance writer and editor, I have found hundreds–no, thousands–of resources out there for improving a freelance writing and editing business. Many of them talk about picking and sticking to a niche as one of the first steps. My past experience with writing and editing has been pretty diverse, ranging…
What is the one sure-fire way to improve your writing skills? In one word: read. It makes sense, right? To write well, you need to read, but it’s more than simply being able to read. Read as much as you can, especially in the genre you want to write.The more you read, the more you see what you like, trends of popular writing styles, and “acceptable” usage in that genre of writing. If you want to write for a certain…
