Liability is a major concern for many freelance writers. In this three-part series, NASW Freelance Committee member Kendall Powell looks at steps you can take to limit your liability. Part III: Professional liability insurance options.
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A number of organizations offer financial assistance to professional writers in severe financial distress because of illness, serious career reverses, or other catastrophes that affect their ability to work and earn. This assistance generally takes the form of open-ended, interest-free loans or outright grants to help pay medical bills, rent or mortgage, or other expenses.
Freelancing is all about networking: meeting people, making connections, building relationships, helping others, and hoping that people will think of you when some work comes along. So how can you accomplish that from the comfort of your own office? LinkedIn, the online business networking site, is one of the best tools for the job.
Freelancer Nancy Allison continues her search for the best writer websites on the Internet. This month, she talks with John Moir about the single-minded strategy of his site, Return of the Condor.
For her first review of a writer's website, Nancy Allison talks with NASW member Emily Sohn, a versatile science writer with an intriguing site, TidePoolsInc.
Science Writers in New York (SWINY) recently hosted a panel discussion on social media. Videos of the event are now available on YouTube.
You spent hours setting up your website, perfecting the design and uploading your clips. You toil weekly or even daily to add content to your blog. But is it all for naught? Is anyone paying attention? Does it do your business any good?
Freelance writer Nancy Allison today launches a regular feature for All About Freelancing that will explore these questions and highlight freelancer websites and blogs sites that rock.
Sure, your editor loves you. But get your agreement in writing anyway. In this article, Anthony N. Elia, a New York attorney specializing in intellectual property, entertainment law, and commercial law, presents an introduction to contracts and negotiating them. This is the first article in a multi-part series on the basic law of book and magazine freelance contracts.
What's a hashtag, you ask? It's a handy device that allows you to follow a particular event or topic on Twitter. Get set up with Twitter and you can follow your colleagues who are attending the AAAS conference later this week, as well as contribute to the conversation. Get commentary on former vice president Al Gore's talk as it happens, find out where the cool people are meeting for dinner, and much more. Catherine Dold shows you how.
Do you hold the rights to a book, or part of one, whether in or out of print? If so, you should know about this recent settlement. It affects your rights, and may bring you some money.