{"product_id":"make-money-writing-freelance-writing-seminar-online-alex-temblador","title":"Make Money Writing Now: A Freelance Writing Zoom Seminar with Alex Temblador on Wednesday, December 9th, 2026","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"block-0c22edf6c5f4ee9d89a4\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBegins Wednesday, December 9th, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLive Seminar via Zoom from 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM ET\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e🌍 \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClass Times by Time Zone: \u003c\/strong\u003eLos Angeles (PST): 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM \/ Chicago (CST): 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM \/ New York (EST): 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA recording will be provided if you cannot attend live. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny questions about this class? Use the Chat Button to talk with us. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructor Alex Temblador \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis the award-winning author of a writing craft book, \u003cem\u003eWriting An Identity Not Your Own\u003c\/em\u003e, and two magical realism novels, \u003cem\u003eHalf Outlaw\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSecrets of the Casa Rosada\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to receiving her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Oklahoma, Alex's creative work has been published in literary outlets like PALABRITAS, D Magazine, Colorado Review, as well as two anthologies — \u003cem\u003eLiving Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSpeculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e. Alex has taught creative writing seminars, workshops, and classes with WritingWorkshops.com, the Women's Fiction Writers Association, the Writer's League of Texas, StoryStudio Chicago, WorldShift: The Speculative Fiction Writer's Summit, Texas Book Festival, Macmillan Publishers, Abydos Learning Conference, and more. When she's not writing her next book, Alex is working as an award-winning journalist, traveling, gardening, or exploring her home base of Dallas with friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is this class for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis online writing class is for writers interested in freelance writing, whether that means articles and essays for magazines and websites or copy for businesses and social media. All levels are welcome. You'll leave with a clearer understanding of where to find freelance writing gigs, how to pitch articles to editors, and how to handle the business side — taxes, contracts, negotiations, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to expect:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you want to travel the world for free, review kitchen appliances, investigate an underground culture, highlight amazing individuals making an impact, analyze your favorite TV show, inform people about current events, or write copy about makeup that has consumers pressing the buy button? You might want to be a freelance writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalist Alex Temblador has been a full-time freelance writer for 11 years, and she'd like to share the secrets of the industry with you. In this 2.5-hour online writing seminar, you'll learn about the range of freelance writing gigs — from article and essay writing to commerce reviews, ghostwriting, and copywriting — so you can better understand which one might be the best fit for your skills and interests. Alex will explain where to find freelance writing gigs, strategies for applying to writing jobs, and the business side of things like contracts, taxes, negotiating payments, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe'll even show you how to write an article or essay pitch that you can send to an editor at your favorite magazine or newspaper. Alex's approach in this Zoom writing class is built on actionable tips and strategies drawn from more than a decade of full-time freelancing, so you can step into the industry and start earning supplemental or full-time income right away. After taking this freelance writing seminar, you'll leave with all the tools to prove that whoever said you can't make money with writing was wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the writing goals?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this course, students will produce one article or essay pitch they can send to an editor right away. 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