Earlier this week, I sent out the very first edition of Word Nerd News (note: I’ve finally added a sign-up form to the Freelancedom sidebar —–>). It was a lot of fun to put together, and I was way excited to send it out, but what was even more exciting was what was inside. Because [...]
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August 4th, 2010
It Only Takes 5 Weeks To Achieve Freelance Awesome
Steph Auteri 
Posted in coaching, shameless self-promotion, writing 
Tags: 5 weeks to freelance awesome, contest, e-course, freelance writing, newsletter, sale, word nerd news 
17 Comments » July 21st, 2010
Why Write? It Could Save Your Marriage
About a year ago, in the midst of the FLX query challenge and looking to branch out into new markets, I pitched Inside Jersey with an idea for a north Jersey wine tour. Basically, I thought it would be nifty to show how you could still enjoy tastings and wine culture in an area without [...]
July 9th, 2010
How I Write
The other week, I met up with Marian Schembari — a social media consultant and all-around cool chick — and, as I described my current “office” setup, she exclaimed over how much she loved hearing about the environment in which other freelancers do what they do. I do, too, so much so that I actually [...]
June 23rd, 2010
Are Writing And Editing Mutually Exclusive?
[Photo via] Once upon a time, I wrote terrible poetry and dreamed of becoming a published author. 18 years later, I received a degree in writing, literature, and publishing, and began considering a number of different career paths. Foremost among them was magazine editing.
June 20th, 2010
Writing, and Other Ways of Coping
[Photo via] This past month, after three years away, I returned to my old church choir. I wasn’t back for good. Rather, I sang with them as a show of support for the choir director, who was being replaced after over 30 years of service to the parish (a decision from higher up that none [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in writing Tags: artistic expression, coping, expression, singing, ways of coping, writing 1 Comment » June 15th, 2010
Bringing More Life To These Writerly Life Lessons
[Obviously, this is what I look like when I work from home.] The other day, I tweeted about how I’d been making preparations to sell my condo. Specifically, I said: “Our condo has never looked better. But do u think buyers will be scared away by the ‘intimate portraits’ in the bedroom?” And then I [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in writing Tags: freelance, freelance lifestyle, life lessons, personal 7 Comments » April 12th, 2010
How To Get Your Book Published Before the Age of 25
[Image via] You want the lowdown on how to get your book published…the sooner the better? Let me lay it out for you. First: Catch the writing bug. You know the one I’m talking about. The one where you can’t see yourself doing anything else and so spend your every free moment putting word to [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in book review, marketing, writing Tags: book proposal, book publishing, book review, publicity stunt, publish this book, stephen markley 4 Comments » March 18th, 2010
Freelance Dilemma: Brainstorming New Ideas
For the past six or seven weeks, I’ve been participating in Freelance Success‘s Query Challenge. The last time I participated, I broke into new markets and gained a whole lot of momentum in my freelance writing career. This time around, I’m floundering. A lot of that is due to the fact that I’m juggling so [...]
February 22nd, 2010
Writing: For What It’s Worth
[Image via] For a few months now, I’ve been working on a copywriting project made up of very adult content. And so, I’ve been spending my weekends at Barnes & Noble, researching sexting and lube and anal sex for beginners and writing furiously. A few weeks ago, upon telling my husband about the latest topic [...]
They Hate Me! They Really Hate Me!
The other week, I wrote a post for YourTango’s LoveMom blog, about my struggles with chronic depression and PMDD, and how it was affecting my decision to start a family. It was something that had been on my mind lately. I was worried about my hormones and postpartum depression, and about the strain I might place on [...]