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Do You Write as Job or a Hobby?

by Julie McElroy on May 31, 2011

There are many people that call themselves “writers,” but where is the line from hobbyist to professional?  Most people would say once you start getting paid, the professional writer line has been crossed.  But, is it really that clear cut?
It is hard to say, but I think the line can by quite blurry.
When does writing [...]

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Hire a Freelance Writing Professional: Me

by Julie McElroy on March 25, 2011

After doing some soul searching this last couple months about which direction I wanted to go with my online business, I decided to take a more professional stance on my writing.  I discussed freelance writing with some other online freelance writers and realized that I had to reevaluate what I am worth as a freelance [...]

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Where are the High Paying Writing Jobs?

by Julie McElroy on March 5, 2011

I have been reading a couple freelance writing blogs and am hearing a lot of grumblings about not getting paid enough as a writer.  The minimum “acceptable” pay rate writers are expecting for an article is much higher than I have seen. I have seen a few high paying writing jobs, but it seems to [...]

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New Year, New Goals for 2011

by Julie McElroy on January 5, 2011

I can not believe a while year has passed and now it is time to look at my goals for 2011.  First, I decided to look at my goals for 2010 and see how close I got.   The truth is I knew that I would be a little disappointed because of how many of [...]

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As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect on the changes in my online writing and Internet business.  I am going to share my insight with you based on the following quote from the Creativity Portal:
What new possibilities can you open up to now? Are you willing to [...]

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24 Hours a Day Still Does Not Seem Like Enough

by Julie McElroy on December 17, 2010

I want to apologize!
I have not been very present here in the last few weeks.  There are many reasons for that, but I am not here to make excuses.  I have been busy with other projects and that has taken my time away from this site.
While I have had some great guest posts, it is [...]

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