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How To Maximize Your Freelancing Potential With These 7 Tips
1. What is a freelancer? Self-employment is an important part of our economy. The ability to work from home and set your own hours gives you a lot of flexibility and the chance to be your own boss. But with this responsibility comes the need to find work. There are many ways you can find freelance jobs, but one of the most popular is through freelance markets such as Upwork, Freelancer.com.
By Ingerul Pierdut4 years ago in Journal
Infinite Rainbows
In a lot of my writing groups, you can't go a day without someone asking a stupid question about diversity in fiction. "Will I fail to sell any books if I include LGBTQ+ characters?" (My current best-selling book has a Token Straight; nearly all the main characters are somewhere on the rainbow spectrum, and sales soared as a result) "Will women refuse to read my book if I am a man writing a woman main character?" (I recommend getting a female editor or beta reader for authenticity, but as long as you aren't taking inspiration from the Cringe List, you're good.) "Can a thirteen-year-old become a best-selling writer if they write about an interesting main character?" (Not without a relative or parent in the industry who can game the system in your favor. Stick to fanfiction for a couple of years first.) "Is it OK to have an explicit sex scene in a YA Fantasy novel if the characters are of legal age?" (Not in YA, but ok in General or Adult fiction. Your characters might be legal, but your intended audience is not) "How do I make my main characters diverse?" "Can I make my Asian female lead a mail-order bride?" (Unless this is historical fiction set when mail-order brides were actually a big thing, hard NO. Go away and do a lot more research on harmful stereotypes.)
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Journal
HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN 2020
more gravitas, this new age of makers is attempting to make a more sure web culture. The New Yorker clarified it best in a new exposition on the theme: "'Creator' is a term with a more healthy air, conjuring an Internet wherein we are all high quality smithies employing our computerized make."
By Raju singh4 years ago in Journal
How To Limit Your Liability As a Designer or Contractor
When designing or building a new project, a single error can lead to expensive project delays, injuries, and other damages. Depending on the nature of the problem and your role in the project, you or your company could potentially be held financially responsible. Fortunately, following best practices can help reduce errors, and limit your liability as a designer or contractor if they should occur.
By Myra Thomas4 years ago in Journal
