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The business of freelance writing

Aug 28th, 2009 | By

Freelance writers and editors need to pay as much attention to freelance contracts, accounting, taxes and marketing as they do to their work.
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AP Style for state abbreviations

Aug 27th, 2009 | By

Associated Press style for abbreviating state names can be simple, once you learn a few rules.



Resume objective lines usually not needed

Aug 26th, 2009 | By

A bad resume objective line can hurt more than it helps. Here are some good ones and traps to avoid.

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Twitter content only as good as your filter

Aug 24th, 2009 | By

Twitter is criticized as a journalism tool because so much of its content is inconsequential. It all depends on how you use it. I get good results using filters to find what I am looking for — and not what I’m not.



Career switchers need transitional resumes

Aug 21st, 2009 | By

Career switchers who have never looked for second careers before or who are rethinking their career plans find that the old resume advice doesn’t work. They need transitional resumes.