Home Busy Freelancer  Bookstore  Classifieds

2003, 2004 & 2005: Named one of the 101 best Web sites for writers by Writers Digest Magazine.

Selected by Bella Life Books as one of the top ten lists for writers in the "10 Top 10 Lists for Writers."


Boost Your Income by Writing for Trade Magazines!

(This site best viewed using Internet Explorer at 1024 x 768 resolution.)

 

 

 

The No Fee Contest Book includes more than 190 no fee contests.
Only $7.95. Order your copy now!

2007 Writer's Market: Deluxe Edition 
by Robert Lee Brewer

 

Interaction
Chat Room
Chat with other moms & dads writing from home.
Coming Soon
Weekly chats with authors, writers, agents and editors. Scheduled chats will be listed here.

E-mail Discussion List
Stay connected with others in the writing business. This is a friendly list sharing tips, markets and the ups and downs of writing from home.
Subscribe

Busy Freelancer
Monthly E-zine featuring
articles, markets,  guidelines, tips and more.
Subscribe

Publishers...
If you are a paying market send your needs and/or guidelines and they'll be printed in the Busy Freelancer e-zine. This is a free service.

Make Write From Home your Homepage.

Life of a Writer Mom Column

A Journalist's Kid
by Carla Charter

Time marches on and unbelievably it seems to me, my youngest has taught himself to read. Following in his older siblings footsteps, he too is well on his way to becoming a bookworm. Words like up, down, the, and, cat and dog are now all part of his reading vocabulary.

Lest we not forget though, that this child is a journalist's kid. One that very rarely sleeps through the night and yet still manages to rise at the crack of dawn. When I write articles for the newspaper, he is often found curled up in my lap with his favorite blanket.

As a result of this early morning ritual, my youngest can read other words too. Word's that I'm afraid Dick and Jane never heard of. Selectmen, board of health, fire chief and landfill are also words he can read. As are veto, voted and deficit. I smile and others stare when I take him to town hall and he can tell me which office the selectmen are in or whether the town clerk is upstairs or on our floor.

My crazy hours, night meetings and deadlines are aspects of my job that my children are used to. It's part of being a journalist's kid. As much as reading the word selectmen or fire chief.

Carla Charter is mom to Samantha (12), Halden (5), and Mathew (4). In addition to being a mom, Carla is a freelance writer specializing in newspaper and magazine journalism. Among her publication credits are Woman's World, American Indian Report  and New England Business Journal. Online she has been published in Scubasource.com and Military.com. She teaches creative writing courses at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Ma. Recently her novel Across Lots has been serialized at http://www.newenglandwow.com. She may be reached at cjfreelancewriter@earthlink.net.

Have You Read...


I Wanna Win
by Cheryl Wright

If you want to win writing contests and earn that elusive tag of
'award-winning writer' or if you just want to hone your skills, this book will point you in the right direction.

New to freelance writing?

Read this informative article.

Read Glossary of Writing Terms                     

Authors Area

Agents & Publishers

Book Marketing

Publications
(Electronic & Print)
 

Resources

Associations & Organizations

Job Boards & Guideline Databases

Research & Reference

Classes, Workshops & Seminars

Links

Author &
Writer Web Sites

Writing Sites

Send mail to kim@writefromhome.com with questions or comments about this Web site. Report broken links to kim@writefromhome.com.
Copyright © 2001-2007 Kim Wilson/Kim Wilson Creative Services.