January 2025

Three Things You’ll Want to Know for 2025

Discover three exciting opportunities for growth in your writing business. AWAI's President weighs in on what she's excited about in the coming year.

Living the Writer's Life: Irene Gabelnick

Irene Gabelnick’s youthful dream to be a writer got squashed in an all-too-common and sadly effective manner. She only circled back to that dream after tragedy hit. And though her writer’s life still required effort and strength, she’s since built up a career filled with satisfaction, inspiration, and monetary success — not to mention some very happy clients and exciting new ventures.

Five Tips to Ensure Success as a Freelance Digital Copywriter

Nick Usborne shares FIVE tips you can use to all but ensure your success as a freelance digital copywriter.

Write a Powerful, 83-Word Email About Sleep Buds… and You Could Get a $200 Prize!

Practice is the best way to keep improving at any endeavor. For a copywriter, that means time spent writing! Follow the “client brief” to do this practice assignment, using tips from a master.

Living the Writer's Life: John Meyer

John Meyer has a history of sniffing out great opportunities and going for them. Following an admirable couple of years country-hopping, he caught a whiff of all that the copywriting world has to offer and has been plowing ahead to see where and how he can make the most of it. See what this go-getter did to quickly get his copywriting knowledge up to speed and what he’s hoping to accomplish next.