Every month or so, an email with a similar theme pops in to my inbox. It’s the same question - with bits of variation - but the sentiments are all too familiar: Teach me how to become a freelance writer. Tell me the secret on how you became one. I need the inspiration / magic formula / hope / kick-in-the-butt to get in to the freelance writing life.
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Hi, I'm Shai Coggins and I have been maintaining this site since the year 2000. I mostly write about daily living, geeky goodness, creativity, dreamcatching, and everything else that captures my fancy.
At work, I'm Co-Founder and Community Strategist over at b5media.com, a global media network based in Toronto, Canada. I'm also a professional blogger, published author, consultant, freelance writer, and artist, with a Masters' degree in Applied Psychology. Yes, I'm a huge fan of living a full and passionate life.
Originally from Manila, I now call Australia home with my husband, two kids, and a cavoodle dog named Blue.
You can read more about me here. Or, perhaps you might be interested to read about my press/media appearances.
Better yet, why don't you tell me about you?
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Write a Comment»Shai, I found your site by following my nose in the WordPress forums looking for photo integration with WP. I’m slowly developing my own guru/coaching service at http://hearingmatters.info and appreciated seeing your site with similar focus.
It’s too bad that your ‘help me-to-thanks’ ratio is like that, but you’ve done a smart thing by developing this page to answer those inquiries. You offer some good suggestions…realistic…and yet still offer some direction to those who realize they need some help.
Personally, I would recommend a resource that I’ve found very valuable– Robert Middleton’s InfoGuru manual. He does a very good job of helping you make your coaching business clear to yourself and others. http://www.actionplan.com/ is the site…check out his free workbook and sign up for the More Clients newsletter.
It’s a good thing Jesus didn’t love us according to the ‘help me-to-thanks’ ratio he got huh??
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Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Jay.
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hi
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I found this webpage googling “unemployed writer”. It seems to be the norm these days.
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Wow. This is just what an aspiring writer needs. I’m going to plan on how to accomplish my dreams rather than just “dream about dreaming.”
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