General Writing Topics

Allison on January 6th, 2012

As you’ll know if you read my previous blog post, I was fortunate enough to receive a Kindle for Christmas. This has really opened my eyes to the possibilities of writing for this particular channel. It has also made me think seriously about re-issuing a couple of my previous eBooks for the Kindle platform. Interestingly [...]

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You know how sometimes you get a mental picture of something, only to find afterwards that you had your facts wrong? I’ve had just that kind of thing happen to me this week. I live in the UK so it’s around that time when you need to think about getting your accounts in order in [...]

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Allison on October 10th, 2011

Well it’s about time I updated my blog to let you all know where I’ve been and what I have been doing for the past I-don’t-know-how-long. There have been some very good reasons why I haven’t updated my blog, although I will admit I could have (and should have) been updating it at least sporadically.

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Allison on February 26th, 2011

It’s been a strange old week really as far as my freelance writing career is concerned.

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Allison on February 14th, 2011

I’m not sure mine was – at least not until last week.

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Most online writers are looking for ways of earning more money from their writing, but they don’t all think in terms of multiple income streams.

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Allison on October 18th, 2010

Do you write what you know about – or do you let it limit your topics?

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Allison on October 12th, 2010

Discover the theme of my latest Squidoo lens for freelance writers.

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Allison on July 21st, 2010

Freelance writing online is an amazing profession. Okay I know I might be a teensy bit biased because this is what I do for a living.

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Allison on May 7th, 2010

Answer? Extremely useful, particularly when you have a regular online writing gig and you constantly need fresh ideas for articles.

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Allison on March 29th, 2010

Yes there has been a bit of a gap between this post and my previous one. But things have been busy on the writing front.

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Allison on March 15th, 2010

I have tried one or two writing forums in the past and I have never personally got much out of them. I’m not sure whether I simply haven’t found the best ones, or whether I just prefer reading blogs and interacting with people on those.

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Allison on February 9th, 2010

I’m not talking about evenings or general days off here. I’m talking about proper holiday time.

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Allison on January 23rd, 2010

It’s been a cracking week here, with lots of writing work coming in (including some big projects which is always nice, especially when the car has just been poorly and in the garage!).

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Allison on January 12th, 2010

Interesting question, hmm?

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