We’ve warned writers about the problem of prolonged sitting here and in Freelance Writer’s Report going back a decade and longer. But now the TikTokers have joined the chorus by … [Read more...]
About Dana K Cassell
Hi, and welcome to our Network. I'm Dana Cassell and am the one writing most of the posts on this blog. I've been in this writing/editing business for way longer than I care to admit. My goal here is to provide you with useful insights from our professional members and from my own experience - to help you achieve your own success, grow your editorial business, and publish successful and worthy books,
Turn Job Posts into Steady Work
June 17, 2025 By Leave a Comment
Look beyond the gold in the gigs. Search for a goldmine. It’s so easy … and typical … to scan online job boards looking for key terms: freelance, $x amount, deadline dates, remote, and so on. … [Read more...]
How Trends Lead to Article and Blog Ideas . . . and More
August 16, 2018 By 4 Comments
A couple weeks ago, Business Insider published an article about Barnes & Noble’s announcement that sales of books relating to managing and coping with anxiety are up 26 percent from a year … [Read more...]
Contests can lead to publishing contracts
March 9, 2018 By 4 Comments
Each year, as we get closer to our Writers-Editors Network Writing Competition Deadline, we hear more good news from current and prior entrants. And this year is no different! Take a look at … [Read more...]
What can dust do to your computer?
January 20, 2018 By 4 Comments
When’s the last time you cleaned out the dust bunnies from inside your computer? Or your laptop? Or had someone do it for you? More than a year or so? Better read on . . . Last week, my … [Read more...]
Checkup Time
April 17, 2017 By 2 Comments
It's Checkup Time! It's April as I write this, meaning we're barely into the second quarter of the year. So while the days seem to be flying by, there's still plenty of year left to meet … [Read more...]
Social Media Checklist
September 17, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Social media has become “the place” to be seen, to become known, to share literally anything and everything. From independents to traditional publishers to offline businesses, being on and … [Read more...]
Why enter writing contests?
February 13, 2016 By 2 Comments
Primary reasons given for entering writing contests usually mention cash awards or promised publication or finding out “if my stuff is good enough.” All good reasons, indeed, to send in your … [Read more...]
Setting Your Annual Writing Goals
December 31, 2015 By 2 Comments
The problem with New Year’s Resolutions, and planning in general, is that life tends to get in the way of the really exciting new projects on our goals list – the book project we want to … [Read more...]
Writers need to move it
October 30, 2015 By 2 Comments
We’ve been preaching for years the importance of taking breaks while working at your desk. Most of those warnings have been about avoiding eye fatigue and pain in the neck, back, and … [Read more...]
