Comments on: How I Got Started with Blogging and Freelance Writing

By: Addressing the Worst Case Scenario || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Addressing the Worst Case Scenario || Beyond the Rhetoric || — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:46:35 +0000

[...] also because of this fear of the unknown that many people hesitate to quit their day jobs and embark on a professional blogging career. Will you be successful or will you fall flat on your [...]

By: Promoting the Work of Other Freelancers || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:30:36 +0000

[...] projects. By speaking of other freelance writers in a favorable light, are you harming your freelance writing business? Or is it a positive practice for everyone [...]

By: Won the Lottery, Now What? || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Won the Lottery, Now What? || Beyond the Rhetoric || — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:44:07 +0000

[...] there are some individuals out there who make a very comfortable living as writers, I didn’t get into freelance writing and blogging for the money. While money is certainly appreciated, the main reason why I got into [...]

By: Thinking Makes It So || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Thinking Makes It So || Beyond the Rhetoric || — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:56:25 +0000

[...] itching for the opportunity to start their own businesses. Maybe they’d like to become a professional blogger and writer, for example. The cubicle job, in and of itself, is not bad. It’s only because this [...]

By: My Approach to Writing Feature Articles || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:17:12 +0000

[...] Just as actors may have a certain method to approaching certain roles, freelance writers also have methods for approaching different kinds of work. When it comes to feature articles, I tend to go through the same progression of steps, regardless of the subject manner. I am not necessarily stating that this is the best method, per se, but it’s the one that has served me quite well in my freelance writing career. [...]

By: How to Introduce a Blog Post || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

How to Introduce a Blog Post || Beyond the Rhetoric || — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:48:58 +0000

[...] and large, I subscribe to this school of thought, but in a simplified version, for the majority of freelance writing and blogging that I do. Not everyone agrees with this strategy, [...]

By: katelynjane

katelynjane — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:20:33 +0000

Great entry! It’s no wonder you won Damiens contest!!

By: Damien

Damien — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:09:31 +0000

I just read this carefully as I am judging the final winners tonight. I have to say that this post really touched me (not in a place where my bathing suit covers) no … in all seriousness, when you raise ordinary people up that had meaning to your development you give us all hope to be that and to remember the ones who did it for us. Excellent piece of writing Michael. Thank you for linking to the contest as well.

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Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:49:07 +0000

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By: A Writer’s Retirement… Or Lack Thereof? || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:49:40 +0000

[...] pretty appealing, right? Although freelance writers lead a slightly different existence than those who hold conventional jobs, they are just as [...]