04/05/2008 Writing Jobs and Links

Today’s Job Advice

Make a list of all the things you liked about your last job and a list of all the things you didn’t like about your last job. You can do this for as many of your past jobs as you want. That list should give you a pretty good idea of what you are looking for (and what you want to avoid) in your next job. Try to turn it into a sort of mission statement. This is what I want… This is what I don’t want…

Today’s Writing Job Roll

• Freelance Writer — Ipswich, MA
• Freelance Technical Writer — Vernon, CA
• Freelance Copywriter — Chicago, IL
• Freelance Legal Writer — British Columbia, Canada
• Freelance Proofreader — Richmond, BC Canada
• Freelance Blogging Expert/SEO/Copywriter
• Sports Blogger — Virtual
• Consumer Advocacy Bloggers — Anywhere
• E-Learning Authors — Off Site
• Senior Copywriter — Cambridge, MA
• News Editor — St. George, Utah
• Technical Writer — Sugerland, TX
• Assistant Editor — New York, NY
• Senior Writer — Seattle, WA
• Green Blogger — Virtual
• Car Blogger — Virtual
• Technical Writer — Los Angeles, CA
• Assistant Editor — Los Angeles , CA
• Web Content Writer — Newport Beach
• Reporters — Bend, OR
• Copy Editor — Oshkosh, WI
• Proofreader — Collegeville, PA
• Editorial Assistant — Fort Worth, TX
• Technical Editor — Oro Valley, AZ
• Copy Editor — Phoenix, AZ
• Sports Writer — Tucumcari, New Mexico
• Wine Writer — Salinas, CA
• Reporter — Vail Valley, CO
• Reporter/Editor — North Olmsted, OH

Today’s Job and Writing Links

• Suspense: Is this the missing ingredient in your ezines?
• Scamazon Part 3 - Ingram and Lightning Source’s reply
• On Agents and Advances
• The Art of Blogging: Business or Pleasure?
• Negative reviews
• 18 Five-Minute Decluttering Tips to Start Conquering Your Mess
• How to Handle Clients Who Leave Projects “Hanging in the Wind”
• Should You Share Your Freelance Writing Income?
• Keeping a Writers’ Notebook
• 3 Ways to Appeal to Readers & Skimmers
• A Strategy for Building Niche Focused Blog Networks
• How Many Topics Should a Blog Cover?
• Writers Who Matter: Octavia Butler, Sci-Fi Rebel
• New HarperCollins Imprint Won’t Pay Author Royalties
• Succeeding in the Business of Freelance Writing
• How To Remain Productive When You Feel Like Giving Up
• The Art of Freelance Fee Negotiations
• 7 Tips To Bag Your Dream Writing Gig
• Tips for Setting Writing Goals — A Stack of Twenty