This week we are trying something new - which might become a regular episode. We are answering questions from our listeners, using our years of experience and some of the knowledge learned doing this podcast for the last six years (thanks to all our amazing guests).

This week's questions include:

• The ethics around including past clients in future articles or commissions
• How to break up with a client
• How to pitch to a new editor or client
• How to avoid procrastination

We hope you find this discussion helpful and thanks Tracey, Stephanie, Ros and Natalie for these questions. If you have questions you'd like us to answer in our next Q&A episode, just send them here.

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• the importance of building a personal brand
• the challenges of making oneself visible online,
• and the evolving landscape of freelancing with the rise of AI

This week on the podcast, Rachel & Lynne are chatting with former journalist, now educator, writer and editor, Dan Kaufman, about something they all feel passionately about - the craft of writing and editing.

We have a lot of feelings about this topic, as we chat about the essential skills freelance writers need, including:

• the importance of mastering the basics of writing
• the declining emphasis on subediting and what it means for journalism
• the need for critical thinking, attention to detail, and self-editing
• the use of AI in writing and why Dan hates it!