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The Freelance Life

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Why Women Freelance More

  • Katie O'Brien
  • August 5, 2016
More and more people are leaving the salaried workplace for the freelance economy. But it’s not necessarily by choice; at Bitch Magazine, Sarah Grey discusses how companies and labor policy…
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More Money, More Problems

  • Ian MacAllen
  • April 12, 2016
What happens when writers suddenly face a windfall? Bad things. That’s why the Whiting Awards include a financial planning workshop for winners. Winners of the 2016 Whiting Awards each received…
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How a Freelancer Prays

  • Victor Luo
  • November 19, 2015
The writing life is hard, especially in the finance department and in the unstable nature of a freelancer’s status. Over at McSweeney’s, Marco Kaye writes a poignant representation of the inner…
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Pitching from A to Z

  • The Rumpus
  • March 13, 2014
The second installment of Nicole Dieker’s series on life as a full-time freelance writer is up at The Billfold, and this time she’s talking about pitching essays (and getting paid for…
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Thanks, Brooklyn Based!

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • May 1, 2012
We’re honored to be included in this compilation of “Six Literary Blogs You Should Be Reading Daily” over at Brooklyn Based’s The Freelance Life. “Influence-wise The Rumpus feels like it…
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