Resource Review: The Write Life

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The Write Life provides a variety of resources for professional writers who are interested in working with clients, creating personal and guest blog content, publishing their work traditionally or independently, improving their writing (across multiple genres), and marketing their books or services through an author platform. If you are interested in freelance writing, blogging, publishing strategies, the writing craft, or author platforms, keep listening.

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Articles from The Write Life

How to Self-Publish a Book: A Guide for Aspiring Authors (Leah Campbell)

11 Strategic Ways to Get New Clients as a Freelance Writer (Lisa Rowan)

When to Use a Semicolon: A Guide to This Quirky but Lovable Punctuation Mark (Jamie Cattanach)

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Hi there. I’m Allison, a communication consultant at Allison Stein Consulting, LLC. Today I want to take a closer look at one of my favorite editing and publishing resources: The Write Life.

The Write Life provides a variety of resources for professional writers who are interested in working with clients, creating personal and guest blog content, publishing their work traditionally or independently, improving their writing (across multiple genres), and marketing their books or services through an author platform.

If you are interested in freelance writing, blogging, publishing strategies, the writing craft, or author platforms, keep listening.

The Write Life has published recommendations on whether and how to pursue self-publishing as a path to publication, ideas for earning more writing clients in the long term, and guidelines for grammar, such as correct semicolon usage.

Let’s talk about some key articles.

In “How to Self-Publish a Book: A Guide for Aspiring Authors,” Leah Campbell discusses the processes of writing and marketing an independently published book, the amount and timing of expenses involved in self-publishing, and the differences between and among self-publishing, small-press publishing, and traditional publishing.

In “11 Strategic Ways to Get New Clients as a Freelance Writer,” Lisa Rowan recommends collaborating with like-minded freelancers who have complementary skills (for example, graphic design) or full plates, maintaining contact with past clients, creating a blog to build thought leadership, and promoting a physical or digital product that complements the freelance services.

In “When to Use a Semicolon: A Guide to This Quirky but Lovable Punctuation Mark,” Jamie Cattanach explains the four uses of a semicolon, the differences in usage rules between a semicolon and colon and a semicolon and period, and the function served by this “lovable” punctuation mark.

The Write Life covers many topics of interest to people who want to make money writing. Content categories include Freelancing, for writers interested in working with clients; Blogging, for writers interested in creating personal and guest blog content; Publishing, for writers interested in publishing work traditionally or independently; Craft, for writers interested in improving writing across multiple genres; Marketing, for writers interested in marketing books or services through an author platform; and Tools.

For writers who are interested in only one category, it is easy to navigate to articles of interest. For writers who wear multiple hats, it is easy to browse articles across categories. In addition to sorting by content category, visitors have a few more options. The home page includes the traditional mixed-category posts in reverse chronological order, as well as content groupings based on other sorting criteria, such as editors’ favorite posts, popular posts, and posts focused on tools and technology.

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