Ten Reasons to Join CMG Freelance

May 03, 2018 Editor Advice advicecmg freelancefreelance lifevideo update

Freelancers, have you been looking for a good reason to join our freelance union? From contract advice to professional development opportunities, CMG Freelance president Don Genova gives you ten reasons in this new video.

For more information on the costs and benefits of membership, check out this page on the CMG Freelance website.

Non-fiction book publishing advice for freelance writers

May 02, 2018 Editor Advice advicebook publishingfreelance contractsgetting paid

By Lesley Evans OgdenHave you ever thought about writing a non-fiction book? It’s a daunting undertaking, but for many published book authors, it’s also a rewarding one.In April 2018, Science Writers and Communicators of Canada held their annual conference in Vancouver. During that conference, I moderated a session on book publishing. The three…

The Born Freelancer Interviews Daniel Sugar on Self-Publishing His First Novel

April 11, 2018 Editor Advice adviceborn freelancerebooksself-publishingthe born freelancerwriting advice

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We'd love to hear from you in the comments. Writing a novel is the dream of many freelance writers, but few of us achieve this formidable goal. A first novel is therefore always…

Need some help with your taxes? Get organized with the New School of Finance’s free course

April 05, 2018 Editor Advice advicefreelance taxes

It's tax season, freelancers, and that means it's time to dig out that pile of receipts and tax slips and get them organized. If that idea fills you with dread, the New School of Finance has a free course that might help.The Toronto-based fee-only financial planning firm's Tax Prep Party is a short tutorial filled with good, basic information to…

Fighting for copyright

March 07, 2018 Editor Advice advicecopyrightintellectual property

by Luigi BenettonHave you ever had your copyright violated? How did you react?I had this issue a few years ago. I didn’t take it well. My consternation drove me to waste time creating Google alerts for a bunch of my published articles. I’ve since deleted those alerts for reasons I’ll explain below, but I’ve been thinking that there has to…

Andree Lau on increasing diversity in reporting and the newsroom

January 17, 2018 Editor Advice advicejournalismnashwriting advice

by Hannah Daley[caption id="attachment_14309" align="alignright" width="290"] Huffington Post editor-in-chief Andree Lau speaks at NASH. Photo by Hannah Daley[/caption]As newsrooms across the country strive for greater diversity, HuffPost Canada editor-in-chief Andree Lau says there’s a need for a much more nuanced approach than simply…

The Born Freelancer on Making New Year’s Resolutions

January 10, 2018 Editor Advice adviceborn freelancerfreelance lifefreelance resolutionsnew year's resolutions

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We'd love to hear from you in the comments. The trouble with most New Year's resolutions is that they are almost always doomed. They are unrealistic and wholly out of character. And of…

New Year’s Resolutions, Freelance Style

January 01, 2018 Editor Advice advicenew year's resolutions

by Steven ThrendyleBetween the time the last gift is unwrapped on Christmas Day and the moment the first champagne bottle is popped on New Year’s Eve, many of us take stock of “the year that was” and set our sights on the year ahead.In order not to feel regretful when this introspective period arrives at the same time next year, many of us…

The Born Freelancer on Drawing a Line in the Sand

November 30, 2017 Editor Advice adviceborn freelancerfreelance contractsnegotiatingthe born freelancer

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We'd love to hear from you in the comments.Sooner or later it will happen.Every working freelancer will eventually confront employer demands so egregious, so patently unfair, that they…

Reaping what you sow: Five writers talk about their websites

November 23, 2017 Editor Advice advicefreelance marketingfreelance websitesmarketing yourselfwebsites

by Steven ThrendyleFor most of us, writing is a business. And if you’re a businessperson, you need some kind of online presence where, at the very minimum, you can post your published clips to prove to a prospective editor or client that you are, in fact, a professional.In today’s post, we talk to five writers with very different looking…