In our Writing 101 section you can learn all about freelance writing, from the craft of writing to writing articles to approaching editors and negotiating contracts.

Browse below or choose a topic at right.

Article Categories

 - Freelance Writing - Queries
 - Writing Habits
 - Fiction  - Non-Fiction
 - Ebooks
 - Writing & Publishing a Book
 - Blogging
 - Children
 - Business
 - Poetry
 - Marketing
 - Working At Home
 - Writing Craft
 - Rights & Contracts
 - Photography

Freelance Writing

• Writing for Health Magazines
   
• Aim for the Sky: Writing for In-flight Publications
   
• The Freelance Writing FAQ
   
• Freelance Writing: A Career From Anywhere
   

• Write for Markets that Pay $1 per Word
  
  ...More Freelance Writing articles

Writing Queries

• Are You Sure Your Query Is Ready?
   
• Query Writing Mistakes to Avoid
   
• 5 Questions to Ask About Every Article Idea
   

• Understanding Rejection Slips
  
  
  ...More Queries articles

Writing Habits

 
• Time To Write
   
• Beating Perfection Syndrome
   
• Building Healthy Writing Habits
   
• How to Stay Focused on Developing Your Writing Career

  ...More Writing Habits articles

   

Fiction

• 15 Prompts To Help Kick-Start Your Story
   
• Seven Ways to Inject Suspense into Your Novel
   
• Using Quotes to Give a Creative Twist to Your Writing
   
• How to Format A Manuscript to Mail to a Publisher
  
  ...More Fiction articles

Non-Fiction

• Writing for Health Magazines
   
• Aim for the Sky: Writing for In-flight Publications
   

...More articles on
Writing Non-Fiction

Writing Ebooks

• Four Ebook Publishing Myths
   
• The Hidden Truth About Ebook Businesses
   
• Getting An Idea For A Book

  ...More articles on Writing Ebooks

Writing a Book & Book Publishing

• Getting An Idea For A Book
   
• Ten Ways to Make Your Book Outsell Another
   
• Real Results, Real Fast
   
• Why Self-Publish

  ...More articles on Book Writing & Publishing

Blogging

 

• How to Find a Niche For Your Blog
   

• 7 Tips to Building Your Blog's Readership

...More Blogging articles

Writing for Children

 
• Learning from the Masters
   
• Writing in Rhyme
   
• Turning Ideas Into Books

...More Writing for Children articles

Writing for Business

 

• Tighter Market, Tighter Message
   

• Starving Writer No More

  ...More Business Writing articles

Poetry

 
• Writing Haiku
   
• How Do You Write Poetry?

...More Poetry articles

Marketing

 
• Get Free Press Coverage
   
• Inside Elance: 13 Writers Explain Why Elance Works for Them

  ...More Marketing articles

Working at Home

 

• When Your Office Is Home
   

• Working From Home - 10 Keys to Survival
   
• Get Into Your Writing Space

...More Working at Home articles 

Writing Craft

 

• Writing Effectively
   

• Editing Secrets
   
• Making the Reader Feel Like a Local
  
  ...More Writing Craft articles

Rights & Contracts

 

• Know Your Rights

  ...More Rights & Contracts articles

Photography

 

• The Writer As Photographer
   

• Go Digital?

  ...More Photography articles