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  1142 readersInterviews are an integral part of article writing. An article won’t survive the sniff test if it doesn’t have a few quotes and information provided by an outside source. I’m still a firm believer that the best interview is the face-to-face interview. Sharing the same space with your source, seeing facial expressions, hand gestures, etc.

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  Don’t Forget About the Old School: In-person interviews

  1934 readersThe Internet is an awesome piece of technology. The phone was a world changing invention, but person-to-person contact is still king. We humans are community-oriented beings. We desire to connect with others on a regular basis. We writers have become comfortable interviewing sources through all the different electronic means and this has opened up a

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  10 Popular Article Writing Questions – Answered! part 2

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  Email Interviews vs Phone Interviews Part 2

  1114 readersThe other day we talked about the pros and cons of an email interview :”Email Interviews vs Phone Interviews.” Many of the issues that apply to email interviews also apply to phone interviews. The main thing is to consider which interview is going to give you the best outcome for your article. Phone Interview Pros Quick and

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  Writer? Journalist? Is there a difference?

  1353 readersOn my web site and in bios everywhere I tend write “freelance writer/journalist.” Sometimes I alternate – freelance writer for one publication, freelance journalist for another. I feel compelled to highlight the difference, but I have to wonder does it matter, if so to whom? I also wonder if there is really a difference. A

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  Brainstorming Techniques #1

  2109 readers*This was supposed to post yesterday! I’m not sure what happened, but enjoy anyway! Hustling is a part of the job description for freelance writers. We move at a quick pace writing emails, responding to editors, microblogging on Twitter, updating Facebook, interviewing sources and writing articles, etc.. which is why you are checking FWJ the day

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  Don’t Forget the Old-School: Pen & Paper Interviews

  1033 readersOver the next couple weeks, I’m going to talk about some oldie, but goodie elements of article writing that are still important for writers. It’s easy to dismiss some tried and true techniques because of all the fancy, technological whiz-bangs available to writers, but when technology fails – and it will from time to time

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  How to Use the Power of Silence to Boost Your Writing Career

  3693 readersThe Power of Silence A guest post by Linda Formichelli of The Renegade Writer As writers, we voice our opinions, discuss options, interview sources, ask questions, negotiate with editors and clients, and kvetch about assignments with our writer friends. For what most people call a solitary profession, writing sure involves a lot of talking. But there are times

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  Readers Festival

  1668 readersThe last few days have been great!On Saturday I appeared at the Kildare Readers Festival.  I was interviewed by Linda Geragthy, who is the PR & Marketing Coordinator at my local arts centre and also a very successful documentary film maker.  Her interview style was very relaxed and fun. Following the interview questions, I read an

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  Writing When You Know Nothing About the Subject Part 2

  2802 readersA long while back I wrote a post “Writing When You Know Nothing About the Subject Part 1” and followed up with a part two, but due to the quirks of cyberspace and my inability to remember to back up my posts for FWJ, the piece disappeared into the great Internet unknown. I was glad