Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?

 

From Canada: 

• Maggies Awards Finalists Announced [Canadian Magazines]
• Why undervaluing young journalists is a big mistake [J-Source]
• Memo: Postmedia announces four-platform launch date for Herald, Gazette [J-Source]
• After Foley: supporting international freelancers [CMG Freelance]

 

From the U.S. and beyond:

• 10 Money-Making Tasks Successful Freelance Writers Do Every Day [The Write Life]
• Words journalists write that no one ever says [Poynter]
• Common Cents: A Review Of ’101 Tips To Become A $100,000 A Year Freelance Writer’ [Contently]
• 8 Writer Tips to Keep Your Butt in the Chair [Kill Zone Authors] (via @thewritelife)
• Amtrak Announces Writers’ Residency Winners, Keeps Romantic Sentiment Rolling [Mediabistro]
• Ask A Freelancer: Should I Make Sure My Sources Are Available Before I Pitch? [Contently]
• 9 online tools to help journalists monitor their beat [Journalism News]
• Strategies: 11 tips for freelance success [USA Today] (via @freelancersu)
• Failure, Writing’s Constant Companion [New York Times] (via @LuigiBenetton)

 

Last week on Story Board:

• 5 Rules for Napping Like a Work-From-Home Pro: You’re working from home, sitting at your computer, slaying deadlines left and right, firing off emails like nobody’s business. Then you hit that time of the day. Your eyelids suddenly get droopy. Your brain seems to replace its matter with cotton candy. You hit that crossroad that all work-from-homers face: to nap, or not to nap...
• Freelancer meet-up in Halifax this week: We here at Story Board would like to send some freelancer high fives out to a new freelance group in Halifax this week. The group is planning to hold regular monthly get-togethers and build a casual network for support and freelance camaraderie...
• Time management tips for freelancers: The Toggl timer is ticking, and while you spend precious time here, I’ll share with you some of the useful nuggets about time management that I recently learned at Courage Camp for freelancers...

 

Spot a story you think we should include in next week's Off the Wire? Email the link to editor@thestoryboard.ca or tweet us at @storyboard_ca.