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Memorial Day and Important Site Updates

Posted on by Admin
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We’d like to give our reliable writers an important heads up about what’s happening next week:

  • The OWJ staff is going to be out of the office on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. If you submit questions during this time, there may be a delay in response time. Communication will resume as normal on Tuesday, May 26.
  • We will be conducting site updates for a few hours on Wednesday, May 27. The site will be down during that time. This is a rare occurrence for us. However, we’ll need to shut down the site to make these necessary changes.
  • Because of these delays, please note that you may see a delay in editing time beyond the normal turnaround time. Please plan accordingly, and communicate with us early if you have any issues/concerns.

As always, we appreciate the work you do with us on OWJ. Let’s continue to produce great work!

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Your In-House Editing Team

Posted in Holiday Updates

7 Things Authors Can Teach Bloggers

Posted on by Stephanie Nolan
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Just because some authors wrote on one of these instead of a computer doesn’t mean that their advice isn’t useful for modern writers.
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In the past 20 or so years, blogging has separated itself out as an art form. Uniquely separate from the newspaper articles that they once imitated, blog posts continue to evolve as sites become more interactive and mobile. Attention-grabbing headings, rhetoric, data, social sharing, and media are all essential parts of any popular blog. However, as freelance writers, we should not leave thousands of years of written tradition in the dust. To understand the present, we must understand the past, which is why any writer should study what literature has to offer. Read more ›

Posted in Blogging, Writing Tips

Typographical Trivia to Increase Your Nerd Cred

Posted on by Mindy Young
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Impress your nerdiest friends by learning some fun words about typography!
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If you’re the type of person who frequents freelance writing sites, you’re probably also a logophile, someone who loves words — a word nerd, if you will. But while some people geek out about words, others find themselves fascinated by parts of words, about the individual characters and parts of characters that make up what we write. Many interesting terms exist to describe what we see on a page of text, from parts of individual letters to the spacing between them. Here, then, is a list of typographical terms that word-lovers are sure to devour. (If nothing else, learning these words might help you win at Scrabble.) Read more ›

Posted in Fun Stuff

Don’t Get Fooled: More Commonly Confused Words

Posted on by Mindy Young
U.S. Capitol

The U.S. Capitol is in Washington, America’s capital.
Photo by Jeff Kubina (Flickr)

Sometimes, it can be hard to know which is the right word to use in a given situation. It’s almost like certain words in the English language were created solely to confuse us! We’ve taken a look at a few of these situations before, but we’re always coming across new ones. Here, then, we’ll make another attempt at clearing up the confusion with some often-mixed-up words. Hopefully, these tricky spelling traps won’t catch you! Read more ›

Posted in Writing Tips

7 Tips for Meeting Deadlines as a Freelance Writer

Posted on by Stephanie Nolan
Getting organized

Adhering to deadlines is a make-or-break skill in the world of freelance writing. Ensure that you don’t drop the ball with these tips!
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As a freelance writer, you’re your own boss, administrator, assistant, and manager. It takes a certain type of person with a certain work ethic to be a freelance writer. But even for experienced freelancers, meeting deadlines can be rather taxing. Here are some tips and tricks for staying on top of things: Read more ›

Posted in Freelance Writing

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