Money and Freelancing

If you’re just starting out as a freelance writer, money is something you’ll have to consider. As a young, emerging writer, it’s important you know the ins and outs of money and freelancing: how much you should be paid, how to invoice, how many follow-up emails you should send. It can seem scary, but it’s […]

NYWM: Day 25

National Young Writers Month is almost finished! Today we thought it might a good idea to touch base with how your NYWM goals are progressing. Look back on how June has been for you – have you achieved a lot? have you achieved nothing? How far did you get into your written pieces? Now if […]

NYWM: Day 22

We know plenty of you are all enthusiasstically trying to fulfill your NYWM goals, but if you consider yourself new to the writing scene and still don’t know where to start, have you ever thought about writing reviews? Now we know that film reviewing works of two ways – you can either be a happy […]

NYWM: Day 17

Today we’re going to talk about the importance of an author and editor relationship. It’s such a great feeling when you learn a publishing house is interested in publishing your manuscript. After gleefully dancing and calling everyone you know to talk about your newly found success, you go through the entire business process, contracts and […]

NYWM: Day 16

Today’s topic is about self editing your written piece. Editing is s crucial stage in the writing process because while you may think your written piece is absolutely magnificent, it may be riddled with spelling and grammar errors you were unaware of. Don’t get us wrong, while editing is crucial, its actually quite a challenge […]

NYWM: Day 13

In previous posts we’ve talked about alleviating writers block. This post is slightly similar, only this time we’re going to discuss how not to get distracted while writing. Let’s be honest, there are a multitude of things that can distract us from our writing goals – unexpected events to attend, laziness, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr…the […]

NYWM: Day 12

We know we’ve neglected all the aspiring journalists for a while now, but fret no more! Today’s post is about journalism and resources to help you fulfill your journalistic goals. The great thing about journalism is that there are plenty of categories to choose – feature writing, investigative journalism, interviewer, reviewer…the list can go on […]

NYWM: Day 11

Today’s post is going to be about networking and putting yourself out there. This applies to every kind of writer – whether you’re a journalist, an emerging author or a wannabe professional film critic. As writers, we all love to see our byline or name in print, especially when it’s accompanied by a piece that […]

NYWM: Day 10

Don’t you just hate it when you’ve finished a writing piece, but have absolutely no idea what to name it? It’s a common obstacle faced by many writers, and one of the most difficult ones to overcome. So today we’re going to give you a helping hand, by giving you advice on how to title […]

NYWM: Day 9

There has been a lot of focus on novel writing lately, so we thought we’d change it up by giving a shout out to all the blossoming poets out there. With that said, today we will be talking about how to edit your poetry piece. But before we go on, if you’re unsure whether or […]