Life as a Freelance Writer

Mimi Greenwood Knight is an artist in residence and freelance writer living in Folsom, Louisiana with her husband, David, four kids, three cats and five dogs. She's a frequent contributor to Parents Magazine, Working Mother and Christian Parenting Today. She enjoys gardening, baking, Bible study and the lost art of letter writing. For more information about Mimi, visit The Writer Gazette.

Featured Articles by Mimi Greenwood Knight

Life As I Know It
By Mimi Greenwood Knight
I suspect I enjoy saying I’m a freelance writer more than I actually enjoy being one. When someone asks me what I “do” and I tell them I’m a freelance writer, I have this picture of myself wandering through the arts district of our town headed for a sidewalk cafe, a story unfurling in my brain.

Writing for Her
By Mimi Greenwood Knight
Sometimes I think that getting published was the worst thing that ever happened to my writing. Every writer you’ll ever meet wants the same thing. To be published.

New Writing Articles

Creative Careers in the Arts: An Interview with Author Naomi Rose
Naomi Rose is a writer and Book Developer with over 30 years in the publications field. She works with writers, frequently first-time book writers, to nurture their book into being.

It's All Write: On Finding & Expressing Your Words
Be bold. Be passionate. Allow yourself the freedom to find your words and to explore your thoughts through words.

Love of the Craft: Looking at Your Preferences and Passions
A quick two-step exercise you can use to take a conscious look at your preferences and passions.

Juicy Journals & Wild Words: Journaling Online
Personal and professional advice for anyone who blogs, writes, or journals online.

Creative Photo Inspiration: Find a Patch of Sunlight
With sunlight as my guide, I am more open to creative epiphanies that may be right in front of my face.

Need Some Writing Inspiration? Try Some RPC: Risk, Passion and Creativity!
You want to write. You really do. But the passion you feel never gets translated into actual writing. And if it does, it doesn't last very long. You run out of steam.

How to Write Relevant Dialogue
The key to good dialogue is twofold: it must convey relevant information while sounding true to natural speech.

Cheeky Characters Write Themselves
Characters don’t achieve free-spirited winner-take-all success through outlines. They become realistic because the author allows them the freedom to pick what comes next.

Journey Into the Imagination — Traveling to the Land of Betwixt and Between
Betwixt and Between is a land of inspiration, and always near...

Writing: Hit Your Muse with a Rock
It’s simple. When a story stalls, that’s your invitation to write whatever comes to mind.

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