http://tanyardavis.com/blog A Writer, Writing Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:06:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en People who try to take advantage of others really make me angry. That's what I feel is happening with a potential client I spoke with today. The client wrote what he feels, as all first-time novelists feel is the Great American Novel. Of course, being a veteran writer I know that ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2008/07/10/when-publishers-charge-for-editing-services/ Find your Motivation It is said that the word “freelance” was first coined by Sir Walter Scott in 1819 when he wrote his novel Ivanhoe. The phrase referred to a medieval mercenary warrior. In the 1860s, freelance became a figurative noun, and in 1903, it was officially recognized as a verb ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2008/03/17/essential-freelancer-part-3/ Many people ask me how I manage to find freelance work. Freelancing is a great way to make money; for many people it is a major source of extra income. In fact, the profession has been so lucrative that people may leave their J-O-B in order to freelance full time. Do ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2008/02/07/essential-freelancer-part-2-finding-freelance-writing-opportunities/ Someone shared a link with me today that has a reference to my The Real Estate Developer's Handbook. Here is the ezine, Foreword Magazine, that mentioned the book (you have to scroll way down to “Foreword Footnotes”). It is the Feb. 6 08 issue. Hey! At least somebody noticed the book. Here ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2008/02/06/my-book-in-foreword-magazine/ New Year's Resolution: Post more. Yeah I know, that was last year's too. It kind of worked. Anyway in the spirit of posting more, I thought I would start a series about freelancing. I get a lot of emails asking how you can be a full-time freelancer. Hah. Maybe they ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2008/01/24/the-essential-freelancer/ OK y'all know I never, ever do this. But Dane Morgan is in this contest called the International Blog Cup. And Dane is a really cool, selfless guy who helps a lot of people learn "stuff" about marketing online. So if you would, take a moment to hop over to ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2008/01/15/vote-for-a-friend/ ....even on the days it doesn't love me! I traveled to another state earlier this week, and I met a very nice lady there who wanted to know why in the world I would consider ghost writing. "Don't you want the validation? Don't you crave the attention you'd get if your ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2007/09/13/why-i-love-writing/ When should you query an editor---before your trip? During? After? Personally, I do all of the above. Querying prior to the trip reminds me that I need to do a lot of research. I study about the area and make tons of notes, brainstorming about possible topics and angles. If it's ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2007/08/29/when-to-query-travel-articles/ Yes, I have succumbed to peer pressure and turned an innocent word, plural, into a verb. Pluralize. I have a good reason though. All over the Internet there are these apostrophes. You know, the comma up in the air. ''''''' Those thingies. (I'm defining it because years ago, when my name ... http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2007/08/29/pluralize/ It is not hot dog month. This is NATIONAL CORN DOG MONTH. Very, very important. ;)Share This http://tanyardavis.com/blog/2007/08/27/i-stand-corrected/