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Article query writing for magazines can be one of the most lucrative ways in which writers can pitch their ideas to earn an income. Not only is the pay of magazine article writing well above online rates, the thought of getting published in a glossy magazine certainly makes many hearts beat a little faster.

It’s not that I think magazine writing is the means to all ends. Far from it actually, but for some reasons I have always dappled with the idea of becoming a travel writer. Combining both passions of mine together sounds like the ideal solution to me.

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Outsourcing might become a necessity at some stage in a freelance writer’s business. The question is how and when. If you are ticking along nicely, without ever needing to take on more work or increase your rates, then you might be happy with what you’ve got. As long as you understand that your business won’t grow anymore.

Some freelance writers are perfectly content with a part time business. By the way, there is nothing wrong with that. For the rest of you though, what do you do when the business grows so much you can’t keep up with the demand for your services anymore?

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Creativity blocks always happen at the worst time. I’m sure you experienced the notion of having to deliver on a deadline and suddenly all you do is stare at the computer screen, not knowing what to write next.

I can relate to this a lot. To make matters worse, in those moments we start to do all kinds of unrelated things like:

• Checking our email inbox, just to see whether that new client has replied.
• Making things worse by thinking about our inability to come up with a decent piece, which of course doesn’t help.

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Is there something in this world that lights your fire like nothing else? What is it? I saw this imagine on Flickr last night when I was browsing the selection for another blog post and this blog post title popped into my head.

Fire is essential for survival. Both in the mind and in physical terms. We need fire to warm our bodies on cold winter nights and fire to enliven our minds in order to feel alive.

For some, the fire is related to loved ones, for others it is their vocation. Regardless of where the fire originates, we need it to be wholesome.

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It’s high time I did another link love post. Plus they are great when I feel a bit stressed for time to post something meaningful. The following posts, sites and all have provided some great value for me over the last couple of days. I hope they will do the same for you too.

Have you ever felt like a Joe average? If so, let Craig show you how you can use what you’ve got to become a Joe amazing instead. For those of you who are travel addicts like me, don’t make this biggest travel mistake ever. Be informed and stay smart to keep you traveling hassle free.

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I’m nearly at the end of my Freelance Writing Guide For New Freelancers series. There are only three more posts to go in the series including this one. The next series will be about freelance writing behind the scenes and give a more insightful view at my life and what I struggle with every day. It isn’t what you probably think either. But to find out, you don’t have to wait too long (hopefully), as I intend to get started with the new guide sometime next week.

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A common thread I keep seeing while traversing the Internet is the struggle many of you face every day to get things done. I think the biggest problem we face in the modern world is the constant barrages of information. We are getting bombarded with junk email, RSS feeds, blogs, news sites, chat messages, comments, new announcements and new cool tools.

All of this makes our life increasingly complicated and whoever said that the Internet and digital will make life easier clearly lied. In fact they made life a lot harder and certainly more cluttered.

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Writing prep rituals can keep our productivity levels at high gear. Best of all, they don’t need to be elaborate to work well either. Small rituals work best, because we can perform them any time to get us into the right writing mood.

The worst situation for a writer is when he can’t feel comfortable with his surrounding. If there are any disturbing factors, it is so easy to make excuses on why we don’t write. I know this too well as I experience this type of situation right now.

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