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A Good Start to 2012

Sharon Hurley Hall — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:54:29 +0000

December was one of my best months ever, not just because of the work I did, but because of the interest people expressed in using my services in the New Year. Those people have started to come back to me now and I’m confidently expecting to work with a couple of new people on ebook writing and publishing and blog editing and management. Since those are some of my favorite things to do, I’m excited about the opportunities they present. I’ll tell you more when they become a reality, but until then, Happy New Year, and have a wonderful and productive year.

My Writing Week – April 13, 2011

Sharon Hurley Hall — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:46:46 +0000

It’s only the middle of the week, but I have so many updates (plus the rest of my week planned out) so I thought I’d let you know now what I’ve been up to.

At the start of the week (well, really the end of last week) I got my newsletter out. It comes out every 4-6 weeks and is aimed at freelance writers. That always takes a couple of hours to put together, especially as I’ve given myself the task of adding a cartoon to most issues.

Since my last writing update, I’ve been busy, busy, busy! I’ve continued to write for the Quips and Tips group of sites, with a post on tracking writer income. I’m expecting to do more posts for that site in the next month, with three ideas already submitted and approved.

I’ve been travel blogging, of course, writing resumes, preparing press releases and helping my clients with social media promotion. But most of all, I’ve been guest blogging, sometimes for clients and sometimes for myself. Here are some of my recent posts:

Barbados: Behind the Scenes on Sharing Travel Experiences
How To Publish Your Ebook on the Amazon Kindle Platform on Rinf
Vitamins and Minerals – Which Fruit to Choose on Bond with Karla
8 Online Lists to Help You Get Packing Under Control on Best Travel Websites
Tips On Avoiding Dehydration on eScoutRoom
Potty Training in a Weekend – It’s A Myth! on Creative Homemaking

I’ve covered everything from travel to health to parenting – and I’ve got another post on moving scheduled for later in the month. I’ve also done some ghost blogging for a client who runs a funeral home (don’t worry; it’s nothing morbid) and have helped with the preparation of a social media and blogging strategy for a client.

As you can see, it’s been a full couple of weeks – and I anticipate the rest of April being just as busy. Coming up, I’ll be helping a client rewrite homepage copy, and I’ve been asked to quote for two jobs where I’ll actually have to leave my desk: interviewing staff to write profiles for a website and interviewing awardees for profiles for a book coming out later this year. Looks like those journalism skills will come in handy!

If you want to hire me to update your blog, promote your business with a press release, write an article or an ebook or revamp your resume, request a quote for my writing services and I’ll be in touch within 2 business days to discuss your requirements.

Travel Posts

Sharon Hurley Hall — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:36:52 +0000

I’ve been a nomad all my life, which is one reason why my latest gig at ParkRideFlyUSA is such a boon. In between client jobs, I’ve written up a few of my travel experiences on my Writing Lab blog. Here’s what there is so far.

Venezuela

Germany

General

Caribbean Magic

August 2008 Published Work

Sharon Hurley Hall — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:30:17 +0000

Here’s a round up of the work I’ve had published in the last month or so.

Appvita

Daily Writing Tips

Eclectic Rebel Travel Blog

Ezine Articles

How to Choose a Flooring Tile

Hubpages

Choosing A Jogging Stroller

MommaHelpers

Parenting: Should You Sweat The Small Stuff?

TechGerm

Writing About Books

Sharon Hurley Hall — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:07:31 +0000

Or should that be: writing for a books site? One of my latest gigs is writing for Webooks. It’s an ebook publishing site that is expanding to include articles related to the books’ content. I’ve written four articles for them so far, and two have been published. They are Moving Your Article From Mag To Web and Proofreading Tips For Writers. Hope you enjoy them. Bookmark my profile page so you’ll know when the next ones appear.

Sharing Knowledge

Sharon Hurley Hall — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:52:10 +0000

Well, I couldn’t resist adding my name to another site, especially when it comes from Google. I’ve just published my first Knol using a sample article on off plan property that I had lying around. It was very easy to publish and I think I’ll put more of my work there in the future. To go along with it, I’ve also published Written A Knol Yet? – my review of the process on TechGerm.

Jordan Gives Thumbs-Up To Ghostwriting

Sharon Hurley Hall — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:53:36 +0000

Katie Price, the British glamour model formerly known as Jordan, revealed that she doesn’t write her own books. Instead, she comes up with the concept and a ghostwriter fleshes it out.

‘I say how I want the storyline to be, each chapter is done, I read through it change it and then it goes away to be written.’

Ms Price is now on her third bestselling book, which means her ghostwriter is doing a great job. And she’s not the only one to hire a ghostwriter to write her life story. Why don’t you have a look at the latest celeb biographies and guess which ones are ghostwritten? You might get a surprise!

Five Things I Can Do That Are Not On My Resume

Sharon Hurley Hall — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:15:52 +0000

Men with Pens wrote today about how a great reputation can ruin your business, making the point that sometimes the work you publicize creates a particular image of the skills you have. It occurred to me that all of us have skills that we don’t promote, but which we use competently. Here are some of the things I have done that are not on my resume:

I have bought domain names and arranged hosting for several sites.
I have customized WordPress themes, including changing the colours, sidebar and footer on this one (the banner design is from Men with Pens)
I currently manage a website on a volunteer basis, as well as several of my own.
I write resumes for people.
I advise people on managing their writing careers.

In other words, I do more than just write SEO articles and ebooks and blog. So if you’re on this site because you’re wondering what I can do for you, these are a few things to add to the list – and I will add them to my resume one day.

June Work Update

Sharon Hurley Hall — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:17:39 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I thought I’d bring you up to date on what I’ve been doing in June. I started the month with articles on eco-friendly travel in Florida, and wrote some new posts for Daily Writing Tips, where one of the posts that got the most attention was on travel writing resources.

For a site which should go live in the next couple of months, I’ve written on safety for children and pregnancy ultrasounds. Meanwhile, I’ve continued to work on a book on management and on posts for Daily Tech Bits. I wrote a report on Twitter and have been writing about eco friendly living in Canada, as well as penning a couple of articles on writing for a books site.

Writing Tips For 2007

Sharon Hurley Hall — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:16:08 +0000

I have a regular gig writing posts on writing for Daily Writing Tips. Here’s a list of my posts so far this year.

There, Their, They’re
Contractions
Note Taking Tip
The Right Climate
Principle, Principal
Say What?
Not Nice At All
Word Subtraction
The Art Of Writing News
Why We Need Paragraphs
Spanish Loan Words
Writing For Magazines
How To Change Your Writing Style
On The QT
Four Tips For Successful Web Writing
Hang, Hung, Hanged
Numerical Expressions
Japanese Loan Words
Prescribe and Proscribe
Deprecate, Depreciate
Fortuitous and Fortunate
Crucial, Vital, Essential
Malapropisms
Persecute, Prosecute
Skin And Bones
Five Tips For Writing Great Web Content
Breach, Breech
Writing Press Releases