http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:09:19 -0700 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:33:17 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Review-Easy-Innocence-by-Libby-Fischer-Hellmann?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner Author Libby Fischer Hellman is hip to her genre’s best features, and spot-on in constructing a wonderful sense of place in her detective novels. Easy Innocence, featuring Hellmann’s recurring woman private investigator Georgia Davis, set... Writing Life Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:33:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Review-Easy-Innocence-by-Libby-Fischer-Hellmann?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Reflexology-relieves-stress-and-helps-Chicago-writers-sell-writing?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner             Massage or reflexology - you decide          (photo by Wookie) In my work, I've met authors like Sara Paretsky, musicians like Vince Vanc... Freelance Business Freelance Markets Writing Life Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:06:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Reflexology-relieves-stress-and-helps-Chicago-writers-sell-writing?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Chicagos-Bookslut-editor-is-moving-to-Berlin?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner                                                              (image by victoria peckham) ... Freelance Tips Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:06:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Chicagos-Bookslut-editor-is-moving-to-Berlin?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Midwest-Writers-Workshop-is-July-23?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner Ball State bell tower photo by MandyPantz   The Midwest Writers Workshop is July 23-25 at the Ball State University Alumni Center in Muncie, Indiana. The mission is to help writers perfect or improve their craft and the conference provides netw... Freelance Business Freelance Education Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:03:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Midwest-Writers-Workshop-is-July-23?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Chicago-poised-to-be-major-writing-publishing-center?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (photo by envina) This is an amazing time to be a writer in Chicago, according to Jill Pollack, director and founder of StoryStudio Chicago. She tols us in an interview the other day that the literary scene is crazy busy. For example, StoryStudio ju... Freelance Business Freelance Markets Freelance Education Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:29:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Chicago-poised-to-be-major-writing-publishing-center?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d31-PBS-Nova-Cracking-Mayan-Code-underlines-importance-of-writers-work?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner  Writers impact language and culture PBS Nova is airing a special this month about the loss of the original Mayan language and the recent key discovery that will crack the code and unlock the language. If you think about it, language is the tool... Writing Life Sun, 31 May 2009 13:16:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d31-PBS-Nova-Cracking-Mayan-Code-underlines-importance-of-writers-work?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d28-Chicago-summer-workshop-for-teens-who-write?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner   StoryStudio Chicago is conducting a summer workshop for teens who like to write. Scheduled for June 17 - July 8, sessions are 10 am to 12:30 pm on Wednesdays. StoryStudio describes their location as a beautifully rehabbed loft in a l... Writing Life Thu, 28 May 2009 10:34:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d28-Chicago-summer-workshop-for-teens-who-write?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d24-A-moment-of-silence-to-honor-our-veterans-on-Memorial-Day?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Memorial Day 2009)   My family and I, claiming three generations of military heroes, encourage you to take a moment of respectful silence to honor America's heroes, men and women, past and present.Please add your comment to those of othe... Writing Life Sun, 24 May 2009 16:07:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d24-A-moment-of-silence-to-honor-our-veterans-on-Memorial-Day?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Ten-FREE-Chicago-area-WiFi-hotspots-for-working-writers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Photo by PaintMonkey) Spring has busted out all over and there is no greater pleasure than packing up the laptop and taking your work on the road. It's a terrific time for writers and freelancers to change scenery at a remote location for an aftern... Writing Life Freelance Tips Sat, 23 May 2009 10:11:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Ten-FREE-Chicago-area-WiFi-hotspots-for-working-writers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Chicago-writer-Aleksandar-Hermon-outshines-all-local-authors?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner    (Photo by Belibor Bo)The Chicago Reader calls your attention to their pick for a possible writer's role model, the best Chicago author in the past year. Reader named Aleksandar Hermon's The Lazarus Project as their standout. Writers who ... Freelance Business Writing Life Freelance Tips Fri, 22 May 2009 15:40:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Chicago-writer-Aleksandar-Hermon-outshines-all-local-authors?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Valuable-connections-for-Chicago-freelance-writers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner     (Photo by Moriza)Writing is an isolating business. The more connections you have outside your computer, the better off you are. Here are some valuable connections for writers in and around Chicago.The not-for-profit Neighborhood Wr... Freelance Business Freelance Tips Wed, 20 May 2009 19:22:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Valuable-connections-for-Chicago-freelance-writers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d17-Can-writers-make-money-on-sites-like-Examiner-?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner  (Photo by Porcherie)To make a return, money, on a conglomerate site like Examiner.com or Associated Content, you must write quickly and work hard. You must be an expert to draw information from your mind, your experience and reference resources... Freelance Business Freelance Markets Sun, 17 May 2009 17:51:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d17-Can-writers-make-money-on-sites-like-Examiner-?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Paying-writers-market-for-ChicagoArizona-snowbirds?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Photos Arizona Wildlife Views)If you're a Chicago writer who spends part of your time in Arizona, or you have solid knowledge of Arizona's turf and wildlife, here's a paying writiers' market to check in to. The official publication of the Arizona Fi... Freelance Markets Thu, 14 May 2009 17:45:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Paying-writers-market-for-ChicagoArizona-snowbirds?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Sara-Paretsy-and-VIWarshawski-tell-secrets-of-selling-your-writing?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Photo by Steven Gross)What is a writer's best set of tools? What's the secret a writer needs to sell writing, make a living and maintain a presence or a writing career? What's the magic? Sara Paretsky, best selling author of, among other triumphs, t... Freelance Business Writing Life Freelance and the recession Mon, 11 May 2009 18:07:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Sara-Paretsy-and-VIWarshawski-tell-secrets-of-selling-your-writing?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Beginners-can-sell-writing-in-strong-fiction-market-for-Illinois-writers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Image Illinois.gov) Selling fiction these days is next to impossible but here's a viable market that will even consider writing from talented beginners. Downstate Story is an autumn annual with a June 30 deadline. Each issue publishes 10 short stor... Freelance Markets Fri, 08 May 2009 13:54:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Beginners-can-sell-writing-in-strong-fiction-market-for-Illinois-writers?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Grammar-Police-examine-future-conditional-tense-to-help-you-make-more-money?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Photo by Laverrue) Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyl... Grammar Police Freelance Tips Tue, 05 May 2009 08:31:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Grammar-Police-examine-future-conditional-tense-to-help-you-make-more-money?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Writing-quizzes-expands-your-marketability-and-sells-your-writing?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Photo by Tony the MIsfit) One of the easiest forms of writing to sell is the quiz. Many consumer magazines buy them and pay surprisingly well for a well constructed, interesting quiz. Take a look at how a quiz is constructed and submitted. Below, i... Freelance Business Freelance Markets Mon, 04 May 2009 18:02:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Writing-quizzes-expands-your-marketability-and-sells-your-writing?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Six-essential-ways-to-break-writers-block?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Photo by Gemma.Amor) You can't sell your writing if you can't write, right? Writer's block - almost every writer talks about it - some are immobilized by it. Practicing writing cures writer's block. The more you write, the more everything you see l... Freelance and the recession Freelance Tips Mon, 04 May 2009 09:21:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Six-essential-ways-to-break-writers-block?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d2-Comparative-adjectives-have-real-grammar-rules--more-is-not-better?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner (Image by David Buck) Comparative forms of adjectives compare two or more things (nouns). When media moguls describe a presidential candiate as more friendly, more tall, or more smart than another, my teeth grind. There are real rules, not options o... Grammar Police Sat, 02 May 2009 08:32:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d2-Comparative-adjectives-have-real-grammar-rules--more-is-not-better?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d1-Five-writer-job-and-market-resources-to-recession-proof-your-career?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner                             (from IPeaceMe.com) Keep this list of five essential job and market resources for free... Freelance Markets Freelance and the recession Fri, 01 May 2009 13:28:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7498-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner~y2009m5d1-Five-writer-job-and-market-resources-to-recession-proof-your-career?cid=exrss-Chicago-Freelance-Writing-Examiner