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The Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World: Book, blog and training

THE Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World was published in November 2007 and can be bought in bookshops and from Amazon here.

See a selection of reviews, plus feedback from readers, here.

Listen to a podcast about The Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World.

This blog was set up to help publicise the book.

Here are some of the most popular posts:

Back to basics: Ten mistakes to avoid when writing a news story

The most important thing? Learn multi-media skills

The fine art of negotiating press trips, by Andrea Wren

Should you write for free?

Coping with rejection: Editors are people too!

Freelance journalism: Start low, aim high?

How networking can boost a freelance writing career

How journalists can survive a recession, by Sara Edlington

Making the most of Twitter

Going freelance after being made redundant by a regional paper? Hard-learned lessons to help you on your way

Can you send the same pitch to different editors?

How journalists can reap the rewards of blogging, by Craig Mcginty.

Six myths about freelance writing.

Depression, my story and how journalists should speak up when they are feeling down

Six characteristics of a successful freelance journalist

Real life, real profit? Selling features to women's weekly magazines

A small selection of pitches that worked

Freelance writers describe their writing day.

Ten blindingly obvious things I have learned in my first year as an author.

Think you know "mummybloggers"? Think again!

My work as a writer continues to be varied, interesting and fun. My latest project, a site reporting on holidays, short breaks, days out and activities, is called Havealovelytime.com

I'm the director of the Midlands agency, Passionate Media, and our blog chronicling news from our company and clients is here.

We also run training sessions for freelance journalists wanting to make more money. The following is feedback gained from a London session:

Great course. Up and at 'em now! Anne Marie Flanagan

Thanks again for yesterday, feel very motivated today!  Rachael Glazier

Thanks for a very enlightening day. I feel like a Jedi Knight to your Obe Wan Kenobi. Catherine Goddard

Thank you! It was a fantastic day! Emma McNeil

Thanks Carol and Linda for today and the kick up the bum, enjoyed course. Michael Cross

Had a great time on Saturday. Course was brilliant, thank you. Really useful. Siobhan O' Neill

Thanks so much for the fab seminar - it was sooo helpful and have come away full of ideas and plans. You and Carol were both brilliant. Olivia Gordon

Thanks to you and Carol for a really great training day today - definitely the best course I've been on for a while. You two should add life coaching to your list of talents. Olivia Holcombe

Just wanted to say thanks for the fab course, Linda and Carol - very informative, inspiring and good fun too. Judy Yorke

I'd like to add my grateful thanks for the well-delivered and extremely interesting course - it was great to meet such creative, positive and friendly people and I now feel inspired and ready to take the plunge into a new and different world.  Ruth Derrick

Brilliant, thank you both for a very informative and enjoyable day.  I think much of what we learned will be of huge benefit in all areas of our working life. Amanda Lees

I thought it was the best course I've been on - full of practical advice and illustrative examples. It has really got me motivated and excited about getting out there and chasing down the commercial work. Thanks. Emma Jayne Jones

Please get in touch with me via email Linda@passionatemedia.co.uk if you would like to know more. Our next training date is Saturday, June 27, in central London.

Summer break

AS the long summer holidays are approaching, I'm winding this blog down for a few weeks. See you back in the autumn - and have a lovely time...

Thanks everyone for your interest in this blog - quick update

THANK you to everyone who has contacted me.
The update is that I have been back in touch with a very experienced writer who has lots of ideas about how the site could progress and I'm hoping to hand it over to her in the very near future. Please watch this space for more news. Thanks again.

Welcome to freelancewritingtips.com

ARE you in search of tips, inspiration or advice for your freelance writing career?

Then we hope freelancewritingtips.com gives you some food for thought. This site is was started in March 2007 as a joint project between Craig McGinty and Linda Jones.

Blogged off for a bit

HELLO, there's light blogging ahead as I am otherwise engaged. I hope to pick it up again as soon as possible. I'll continue to post news of freelance opportunities on this blog's Facebook group.

Thanks for dropping by if you've read all about us!

HELLO and thank you to everyone who has been in touch today to say they found articles in Writers' News and Press Gazette useful.

Of course we're delighted with this double whammy of coverage in one day.

I'm really pleased to be writing for PG again after the times it has been through.

Especially as I've been an avid reader for far too many years.

101 resources for freelancers

HERE is a bucketful of online resources for freelancers whether you are a writer, photographer, journalist or anything in between, check out 101 resources for freelancers.

There are tools that can help you with the admin, tracking your time, sourcing images, building a website and I could go on and on.

I read about it on Lifehacker and it is most probably worth popping it in your favourites so that you can call upon it when you actually need an individual service. [Craig]