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Blogosphere, WRITING · March 23, 2009

Freelance Writing Week @ Bleeding Espresso!

I was thrilled this morning to discover that the fabulous Michelle Fabio over at Bleeding Espresso has declared this Freelance Writing Week on her blog. All week she will be writing about her experiences with freelance writing, addressing questions from readers, and sharing tips for getting started. Michelle’s generosity with sharing information to help those of us getting started is truly remarkable. Grazie Michelle! I know I will be glued to Bleeding Espresso all week!

Head over there today to read Michelle’s great tips for deciding whether a career in freelance writing is right for you. Do you have good writing and grammar skills? Are you self-motivated, determined, reliable and organized? Michelle has great tips for how to improve in each of these areas. Stop by and leave a comment if you have questions for Michelle.

Perhaps I need to ask her advice for dealing with disruptive cats!

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  1. michelle | bleeding espresso says

    March 23, 2009 at 15:48

    I’m afraid disruptive animals come with the territory of freelance writing…my best advice is to use it to your advantage and use time with them as your rewards for completing small tasks 🙂

    Thanks so much for plugging Freelance Writing Week!

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  2. Laura says

    March 23, 2009 at 20:16

    Ciao Michelle! You are very welcome! I know you know about sweet animals being quite distracting, what with that charming new arrival at your house. 🙂 When he does behave, there is nothing quite like writing with a purring, happy cat on my lap. That helps me work on your tip number 3 … determination! Thanks for everything you do!

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