Welcome

Welcome to the first episode of Will Write for Chocolate, a new online comic focussed on the freelance writing life. The comic revolves around an up-and-coming writer who shares a house with other writers of different interests and varying levels of talent. Starting sometime in January (need to finalize some contract details with Offpanel first), […]

Do you have what it takes to become a freelance writer?

For some, becoming a fulltime freelance writer is a glamorous-sounding goal, with visions of glorious days of doing nothing but writing. Ah, and the luxury of working at home!
However, as I mentioned in last week’s strip, the joys of no boss looking over your shoulder and being able to set your own hours come […]

Setting Goals In Your Writing

Why do it?
Setting writing goals can help any freelance writer by:

Providing focus in your writing. It’s sometimes too easy to get distracted by other projects or tasks.
Forcing you to prioritize writing projects.
Reducing opportunity for procrastination, or at least forcing you to recognize when you do procrastinate.

Some tips for setting writing goals
Set short-term […]