[SpecialtyBuzz] Education Writer Melissa Taylor
Freelance writer? Heard that specialties are where it’s at and exploring the idea of a freelance writing niche for yourself? Then my weekly SpecialtyBuzz segment is for you. Every week I post an interview with a specialist freelance writer who shares what they know about the ins and outs of their particular area of expertise. Melissa Taylor Today’s expert

Wrestling Story Ideas with H. M. Cauley
If my posts this week haven’t yet convinced you that you should attend writing conferences, check this out. During H. M. Cauley’s “Writing Naked” seminar, I nailed down an idea for a story to submit to – of all places – AARP Magazine, and since then I’ve been brainstorming ideas like crazy. In other words, Cauley’s seminar, while it also dealt with the basics of freelancing, opened my mind to new avenues in my freelancing career and I haven’t been able to latch it shut since.

How to Never Again Feel Guilty About Promoting Your Own Work
…If you promote it right, that is. But first, welcome to day two of “Why Should Freelance Writers Attend Writing Conferences?” Like I said yesterday, I’m a devoted advocate of industry related networking opportunities, and writing conferences offer not only networking opportunities, but learning opportunities, too. That’s a whole lot of opportunity right there.

Why Should Freelance Writers Attend Writing Conferences?
Last Saturday I attended the Red Clay Writers Conference in Kennesaw, Georgia. For those of you who have never attended a writers conference, it’s generally a mixture of booths and seminars of some type. The Red Clay was a general writing conference, meaning that workshops ran the gamut from how to write poetry to how to publicize your own book. So why did I attend? Let’s pretend I don’t attend graduate school at the university where the conference was held. I went because I wanted to meet other people in my field and network with them. I met two other freelance writers, a book publicist, a poet, an online connection I’d never met in person, and a potential c

[SpecialtyBuzz] Business & PR Writer Jennifer Mattern
Are you a freelance writer looking for your own little niche in the freelance writing stratosphere? Then this weekly SpecialtyBuzz segment is for you! Every Thursday I post an interview with a freelance writer who specializes in a particular subject matter or style of writing. Feel free to pick each SpecialtyBuzz writer’s brain about the interview and any questions you may have about getting started in his or her particular specialty.