Every day, I’m amazed at how relationships can develop without even meeting a person face-to-face. The Internet has given us a new way to connect with people, and while some may disagree, I think that you can make just as deep of a connection online as you can in real life. Not that online connections aren’t “real,” but for the sake of this post, let’s use the phrase “in real life” to mean in your daily face-to-face life, away from the computer.
I have many online friends who I’ve never met that are more important to me than friends that are …read more

Initially, I tried to resist joining writers’ forums. Shouldn’t I be focusing on writing for money? I thought. How would this get me more assignments or pay? But once I gave in, I discovered that writers’ forums can be incredibly useful (as long as you’re able to close the browser window and get work to work when you necessary).

Trading leads. I’ve found a lot of writers who are willing to share editorial contacts provided you don’t use their name (and some who will actually encourage you to “tell Editor X I said hello”). If you return the favor, then …read more