On fear and hunger: the Born Freelancer’s open letter to employers

November 10, 2011 Editor Advice adviceborn freelancercompensationfreelancer ratesgetting paid

I was having coffee recently with a colleague.Okay, actually, in my case, it was hot chocolate. Hey, it was cold outside and I needed a sugar hit. But we freelancers haven't yet come up with a better expression than "having coffee" to denote a casual meeting. "Having tea" sounds too lightweight. "Having hot chocolate" sounds too juvenile. "Having…

Writers make a splash at Design Thinkers 2011

November 04, 2011 Editor Event canadian writers groupdigitaleventpublishingregistered graphic designers of ontario

The Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario are wrapping up their Design Thinkers conference today, and the Canadian Writers Group helped make it another successful industry event. As the RGD's official content sponsor, CWG contributed heavily to the conference's materials. The agency's writers had a big hand in crafting the Design Thinkers blog…

Google brings eBookstore to Canada

November 03, 2011 Editor News amazondigitale-readersebookstoregooglekobolawsuitnookpublishing

Watch out Amazon and Kobo, Google wants its slice of Canada's ebook retail market.Google's eBookstore is now open to Canadian customers, offering hundreds of thousands of books for sale and upwards of 2 million free public-domain titles. Google has already struck deals with Canadian publishers big (Penguin, Random House, and Harper Collins) and…

The secret to drastically increasing your income

November 02, 2011 Editor Advice advicefinancesgetting paidincome

Work more.That's the advice Krystal Yee shared in a recent Moneyville.ca post. Over the course of 2011, she has boosted her income by 50 per cent by adding 20-30 hours per week of part-time and freelance work on top of her full-time job. She took on two part-time writing gigs, freelance graphic design work, and she wrote on her own blog (earning…

Event: Better Watchdog Workshop, November 5 & 6 at Ryerson

October 28, 2011 Editor Event better watchdog workshopcanadian association of journalistseventinvestigative journalismryerson universitytoronto star

The group Investigative Reporters & Editors, partnering with the Ryerson University School of Journalism and the Canadian Association of Journalists Educational Foundation, is bringing its Better Watchdog Workshop to Toronto. Sponsored by the Toronto Star, the two-day workshop will focus on investigative journalism skills, including tips on online…

To blog, or not to blog, that is the Born Freelancer’s question

October 24, 2011 Editor Advice advicebloggingborn freelancerfreelance life

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer will share personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments.I'm told that blogging is dead in this era of tweets and retweets. I must respectfully disagree. It may be long dead among a certain…

Patricia Pearson lands a piece in the New Yorker, with help from CWG

October 20, 2011 Editor News canadian writers grouphumournew yorkerpatricia pearsonsuccess stories

Getting a humour piece into the New Yorker is no easy feat, and it takes a special kind of writer to meet the magazine's sky-high standards. Patricia Pearson, who is represented by the Canadian Writers Group, is one of those writers. Her piece "History: The Customer Reviews" made it into the October 17 issue of the New Yorker, after CWG submitted…

LCBO partners with CWG and its writers for new Whisky Rocks magazine

October 14, 2011 Editor News canadian writers grouplcbopartnershipsregistered graphic designers of ontario

[caption id="attachment_2020" align="alignnone" width="580" caption="The cover of Whisky Rocks."][/caption]As part of an innovative partnership, one agency's writers exclusively created the copy for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario's soon-to-be-released magazine, Whisky Rocks. The Canadian Writers Group is the LCBO's copy partner for the 40-page…

On relationships, pie charts, and SEO: How to pitch stories to editors

October 13, 2011 Editor Event advicepitchingprofessional developmentprofessional writers association of canada

A guest post by Daniela DiStefano The Toronto Chapter of the Professional Writers Association kicked off its 2011/2012 Professional Development Series Wednesday night at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre with the season’s first seminar, “Getting Yes: How to Pitch Stories to Editors.” Chapter president Jaclyn Law hosted the panel of…

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