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Webinar: Find and Win Government Contracts

Join the Canadian Freelance Guild for the first CFG Experts Panel of 2024 and discover how you can navigate the government contracting system to your advantage. After all, it’s the biggest purchaser of private sector goods and services in the country. We’ve confirmed two expert CFG panelists who know how to find and get Government […]

Posted on December 27, 2023 at 2:12 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT

Navigating NaNoWriMo with ADHD: One Freelance Writer’s Experience

This article on one experience with ADHD and NaNoWriMo is written by Becky Zimmer, a freelance writer based in Humboldt, Saskatchewan with experience in farm, community, small business and sports reporting.

Posted on December 13, 2023 at 7:42 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: ,

Emerging from the Dark Ages into the Light and Right

This article on deadnaming and decolonization is written by Nadine Robinson, a freelance writer, professor and keynote speaker based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Decolonize your writing and become LGBTQ2S+ friendly Are you sending your work to editors chipped out on a stone tablet without knowing? If you haven’t upgraded to the 19th edition of […]

Posted on November 21, 2023 at 6:30 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: ,

How rural community newspapers defy industry challenges and deliver vital stories

This article on community news is written by Becky Zimmer, a freelance writer based in Humboldt, Saskatchewan with experience in farm, community, small business and sports reporting. In the words of Bob Dylan, the times, they are a-changin’. This is true for community newspapers as much as any other industry. But just because papers are […]

Posted on June 27, 2023 at 9:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: 

Professionalism, respect, and self-care: the tightrope walk of trauma reporting

This article on trauma reporting is written by Becky Zimmer, a freelance writer based in Humboldt, Saskatchewan with experience in farm, community, small business and sports reporting. When tragedy happens, journalists have the awful and difficult job of telling the story, often being the boots on the ground surrounded by death, destruction, and grieving loved […]

Posted on June 20, 2023 at 9:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: 

Yes, freelancers can throw themselves a summer party. Here’s how.

This article is written by Vanessa Chiasson, a freelance writer based in Ottawa who specializes in travel and human interest stories. The first time I threw myself a business party, I didn’t go all out. In fact, my entire expenditure was about seven dollars, the cost of a latte and a Christmas sugar cookie. It was […]

Posted on June 13, 2023 at 8:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT

The Born Freelancer on Why We Do What We Do

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. Why do we do what we do? And why do we keep on doing it? Making a living, of course, is a […]

Posted on June 6, 2023 at 8:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: ,

AI innovation and education: how to navigate learning and teaching

This article on AI and what it means for education is written by Becky Zimmer, a freelance writer based in Humboldt, Saskatchewan with experience in farm, community, small business and sports reporting. Historically, technological shifts have always disturbed the familiar and usual. According to educational insiders, the technological development in AI is posing the biggest […]

Posted on May 23, 2023 at 6:00 am by editor · One Comment

Stay-at-home retreat: a freelancer’s guide to crafting the perfect staycation

This article is written by Vanessa Chiasson, a freelance writer based in Ottawa who specializes in travel and human interest stories. As a travel writer, I often say that I need a vacation. People think I’m kidding around (“Didn’t you just get back from somewhere?”), but I’m not looking for another flight. I simply want […]

Posted on May 17, 2023 at 5:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: ,

The Born Freelancer on Imposter Syndrome

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. Freelance writers and imposter syndrome I’ve read a lot recently about the many different types of people who experience “imposter syndrome”—the feeling […]

Posted on May 8, 2023 at 6:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: ,