Tag: the writing life

Dealing with Sources Who Want to Hide

You’re a journalist facing a deadline. You have fragments of the story. And you don’t have anyone willing to speak on the record. What do you do?

Victory: $3 Million Payout for Newspaper Raid

A win for press freedom and small media, a $3 million payout has been awarded to those impacted by raids involving the Marion County Record in Kansas.

Don’t Write Before You Sell

Here’s why it’s a major mistake to write before you sell your work…

6 Reasons Editors Stop Working With Freelance Writers

Ever been working with an editor then suddenly got ghosted? Do you want to prevent that from happening to you. Here are six mistakes freelancers make that cause editors to cut them off…

The Zero-Click Internet: How Creators Can Survive

With AI, there’s a shift to zero-click internet activity. That’s bad news for many in the creator economy, according to the CEO of Cloudflare. Here’s what creators need to know about how to survive…

Brands Want More. But What Are Creators Getting?

A private roundtable at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity reveals brands want MORE from content creators. But what are they giving? And what do creatives need to watch out for?

What Freelance Writers Don’t Realize About Grammarly

Freelance writers who use Grammarly should read this before editing one more line using that program. Knowing is half the battle.

Why Creatives Opposed the AI Enforcement Pause

An AI enforcement pause that was considered a very risky prospect for creatives was making its way through Congress in the Big Beautiful Bill. Here’s why it was potentially a problem and what happened…

Freelancers, Is Scope Creep Silently Crushing You?

For freelancers, scope creep can be a silent killer. Here’s what it looks like, why it’s dangerous, and how to shut it down without burning bridges.

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