7 Money-Management Tips for Freelance Writers

By Carol Tice In case anybody missed it, I was the subject of vilification on WAHM.com last week for daring to mention Demand Studios’ recent disclosure that it loses buckets of money. The discussion on WAHM turned into a long thread full of reasons people love...

How to Find More Story Ideas

  By Carol Tice (Carol is on vacation this week. This blog post is a reprint of a post that original ran in October 2009 on her writer site, caroltice.com, back when her blog was still called Start Freelance Writing. Enjoy!) Other writers often ask me how it is...

10 Ways to Find Your First Copywriting Clients

by Carol Tice I’ve frequently discussed the virtues of adding some copywriting to your freelance-writing mix. But, many writers ask, how do I get started as a copywriter? Most copywriters break in by writing for a small, local business in their town. The good...

Boost Your Writing Earnings by Winning Awards

By Carol Tice I read the most amazing article the other day, about the tragedy of parents who forget their babies in their cars, and they die of the heat — and whether that should be considered a tragic accident, or a crime. It won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for...

Finding sources — fast

By Carol Tice One of the biggest stumbling blocks for new writers is locating really great sources for stories on deadline. I recently had one of my mentees say she was doubtful she could finish a story she’s started this month, because she was having so much...