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How to Finance Books and Colossal Articles
Guest contributor Samantha McCabe interviews freelancer Eva Holland about financing big projects and the most common grant-writing mistakes you meet in…
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Samantha McCabe
A Kafkaesque Nightmare Ensues When Arts Grants Meet Covid-19 Recovery Benefits
The pandemic and bureaucratic contradictions created financial panic for an author. Some “creative accounting” could stop it but are they crossing a…
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Omar Mouallem
Can a PR Consultant Pitch Media Clients as a Journalist?
It's common for freelance writers to juggle marketing and journalism gigs. Less so for media relations specialists like Pip, who already works closely…
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Omar Mouallem

December 2020

The World Probably Doesn't Need Another Blog. But You Might.
The days of bloggers getting "discovered" are over and in reverse, evident in veteran writers migrating to Substack. Is there much point in blogging…
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Omar Mouallem
Three Ways to Handle Radio Silence (and One Way Not To)
There's no definitive way to handle non-responsive editors, but there's definitely a worst way
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Omar Mouallem
When a Quality Pitch Isn't Enough
A freelancer wonders if they're qualified to write a story they want to write. What's holding them back: imposter syndrome or healthy self-awareness?
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Omar Mouallem
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