Edit Yourself: A Checklist of Words to Add and Delete From Your Writing
Learn how to examine your marketing content, so you break bad writing habits (and adopt good ones). Here’s how to remove unnecessary words from writing.
Adapting Your Message in the Time of COVID-19: Do’s, Don’ts, Examples
Now that we’ve been in this for a stretch, Chels Knorr helps you re-center with sound approaches to your marketing and copy in the time of COVID-19.
Reality Check: Full-Time #FreelanceLife Isn’t for Everyone
Yes, working in your pajamas is nice, but the realities of full-time freelance life aren’t always so pleasant. Get the real story before you jump in.
Freelancer Bootcamp: 7 Tips to Avoid Hitting the Big White Wall of Writer’s Block
The wall. The big white wall… of your computer screen. When you hit it, you have to hit back. Buck up and be the master of jump-starting your own creative process. Here are a full-time freelancer’s actionable tips to keep yourself from slipping into the void of writer’s block.
A Little Refresher on the Complexity of Adverbs (and When Not to Use Them)
Adverbs. Love ’em or hate ’em, they can be the gateway to bad writing if you don’t use them appropriately. Take a little refresher on this oft-maligned part of speech.
On Deadline: A Freelancer’s Guide to Turn Everything in on Time
You’re not just a freelancer – you’re a business owner who has to handle invoicing, customer service, marketing and a million other non-writing responsibilities. These tips and tools will help you stay on track to negotiate and meet deadlines for all your clients.
Don’t Edit Your Own Work (But Double-Check These 9 Things Before You Press Send)
It’s the rule: Don’t edit your own work. This doesn’t get your out of the responsibility of being both the first and last eyes on your piece though. Catch the fly balls, so your editor can worry about the trickier plays. Double-check these nine things before you click submit.
How to Blend Your Voice With a Brand’s Voice
Excellent writers can write for anyone, but finding the middle ground where your voice suits the voice of your client can be tough. Writer Chels Knorr, who’s worked with many name brands, shares her tips on striking the right tone and balance for any client.
Rules of Maintenance: The Writer-Editor Relationship
With the rise of freelance writing, so has come a swell of new relationships between editors, managers and freelance writers. But are you building the best?
Managing Tips for Managing Editors
As an editor, you’re putting in hours of writing, editing, emailing, and organizing prior to publication. Here are tips to stay on track (or to forward to an editor who might be way off track).