Writer’s Web ResourcesWritten by Janet Ilacqua
The Internet has truly revolutionized careers of writers worldwide. Now you can work for publishers, corporations and a whole range of other clients on a truly global scale. Whether you are in heart of a big city, or in a remote mountain village, all you need is an Internet connection to run your writing business. The opportunity is fantastic, and so is writer's life that you could enjoy. But where can you find jobs you need to establish a full-time writing career? One way to start is through working Internet job boards. Here aAlso included and listed separately are resources for business and technical writers, editors, journalists, and translators. Writers’ Resources--General Absolute Write - freelance writing, screenwriting, playwriting, writing novels, nonfiction, comic book writing, greeting cards, poetry, songwriting. One stop shop Emily's Writing for Web Emily A. Vander Veer gives professional writers tools needed to promote, publish, and sell work to largest and fastest-growing market in world: Web. e-Writer's Place For writing inspirations, motivations and prescriptions. Freelance Writers is a searchable database of writers from all around world. Freelance WritingThis is ultimate job board for freelance writers. Freelance Writing Organization - Int'l This site hosts one of largest free writing resource links databases in world! It offers education, daily news, a writer's store, creativity advice and forums, to name a few of resources. Over 2,000 free writing resources in 40+ categories of writing FundsForWriters - A plethora of sources where freelance writers can find paying jobs Momwriters A community of professional and new writers ... who face unique challenges of writing with children underfoot. National Writer's Union 'The only U.S. trade union for freelance and contract writers.' We offer contract advice, grievance resolution, health & dental plans, member education, Job Hotline, and networking. See also: Writers Union Job Hotline Published! Articles and resources...from Marcia Yudkin, author of eleven books and hundreds of magazine articles, syndicated columnist, public radio commentator, writing coach Published - The Directory of Independent Writers & Artists. searchable directory of independent Writers & Artists SharpWriter Grammar. Complete writing resources. Lot of good stuff here but not geared expressly for freelancers Suite101 This is an online community for writers. Not only is this a great site for work-at-home resources. You can apply to become an editor for them and get paid for your work. Sunoasis Jobs for Writers, Editors, and Copywriters Employment opportunities for writers, journalists, new-media types on-line off-line in reporting feature writing reviewing editing free-lancing editorial content providing etc. ... Recently submitted job offers: Copywriter, Freelance. Monarch Design, a design and advertising agency, The Burry Man Writers Center freelance job links, resources for fiction and nonfiction writers, working professionals and beginners with particular support for writing about Scotland The New Writer - monthly magazine with best in fact, fiction and poetry. aimed at all writers: short story writer, novelist, poet, feature writer, anyone with a serious intent to develop their writing to meet expectations of today's editors. The Writers Home A Web Site For Writers, Editors And Lovers Of The Written Word. TrAce Online Writing Community trAce connects writers and readers around world ... with focus on creativity, collaboration and training. New media writing, web development Worldwide Freelance Writer How to sell your writing overseas. Find out where to sell your freelance work. Detailed guidelines for paying writing markets all over world. WriteCraft Writers Resource Center Companion to WriteCraft Critique Group - where writers learn trade. writejobs Job Title. Company. Location. Proofreader/editor. Bioedit Ltd. Freelance. Digital Photography Writers ... Writers Unbound Writing resources, Internet resources related to writing, writers, publishing, epublishing, authors and more. Articles and resources related to creative writing.
| | The Best Freelance Job Boards for WritersWritten by Janet Ilacqua
How many times have you checked out a job board to that either it no longer exists or that there is one or two jobs listed. Out of hundreds of job boards on Web today, how do you find those containing projects that you are interested in and qualified for. I have recently surveyed over 300 freelance web sites and these are best boards for freelance writers. The benchmark that I used for judging board was number of legitimate projects (as opposed to “business opportunities” ) and requests for submission being posted every month. I have only included ones posting 30 projects or more a month The very best I picked Guru This huge all-inclusive board connects independent professionals (a.k.a. "gurus") with contract projects. If you are new to independent consulting, check out Run Your Biz section, which includes a “Getting Started” column, where you can leave a question to be answered by experts. Lots of other useful information (e.g. tax and finance, legal, etc.) for contractors. Find a contracting job ("gig") searching by field (creative/media, finance and legal, etc.), keyword, and geography.. Recently, it acquired IT Moonlighter , another with lots of freelance jobs. Whatever, Guru is probably largest freelance marketplace on Web. Over 3,300 projects posted last month. What makes Guru.com stand out from is number and variety of projects listed and easiness of accessing job. Unlike others, Guru sends daily email alerts of writing gigs that match your profile. Number of writing projects posted every month: 207 Type of projects: Everything and anything, many articles, ghostwriting, editing, copyright, some onsite, some technical. Has best all around listing of freelance writing gigs. Other good freelance writing sites AllFreelanceWork. Its sister site AllFreelance is my number one site for articles about freelancing and freelance resources. Number of writing projects posted every month: 10 Type of projects: Technical and business writingContracted Work A freelance site that has grown in great leaps and bounds. You can do a search and find a great number of projects. There is a monthly fee in order to search for projects, but it might be worth checking out. I personally found that I was not finding enough leads for type of writing I do to be worth fee. Number of writing projects posted every month: 50-74 Type of projects: Openings tends more to web content, copywriting, and sales and marketing Elance. I was actively involved in bidding on this site for a year. However, I did not get my money’s worth. It is geared towards business and technical writing. Number of writing projects posted every month: 130+ Type of projects: little bit of everything: articles, ghostwriting, e-books, web content, technical. Lots of editing and proofreading jobs too Freelance Work ExchangeNon-Auction freelance site. The Freelance Work Exchange has listings for writers, designers, consultants, programmers. Yes ... it does cost to join; however, there is $3.00 7-day trial memberships so you can test it to see if it will get you work! Highly recommended. Freelance Work Exchange is a solid, reliable freelance site, but in order to search jobs it will cost you a monthly fee. Number of writing projects posted every month: 30-40 Type of projects: little bit of everything: calls for articles, ghostwriting, e-books, web content, technical. Geared more towards general writing markets, as opposed to corporate-style stuff.
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