Ancient Greek writers called on the Muses for guidance and inspiration. Some claimed that the Muse was speaking through the writer, and not the other way around. Comparing life then and now, it seems logical for people, who do not have the time or the talent, to write to call - not on Muses - but on ghostwriters to help them tell their story.

Tips for writers who have taken on or are considering a gig ghostwriting a book. 

Tired of struggling to get your byline in a publication or two? Caroline Hurry editor-in-chief of Travelwrite and Safrea member, offers 12 tips when pitching travel stories to editors.

Notes from a talk by three Safreans at a Safrea branch meeting in Cape Town.

Newcomers to Safrea often ask on the members-only Safrea Google group for tips on where to find good resources for editing style and grammar rules. We thought it would be worth posting one of the answers here.

Sonar free writer submission tracking software keeps short stories and freelance articles organised and submitted.

A discussion on the Safrea members-only Google group revealed that many journalists struggle with interviewees who want to make unreasonable changes to articles before they go to print. There is a fine line between accepting factual changes and being persuaded to rewrite an article into an advertorial by a forceful interviewee.

The English courts have recently held that a newspaper will be liable for defamation if it continues to make a defamatory story available via its website after the person defamed in the story has been cleared of wrongdoing.

You want to write, you’ve got a great idea for a story, you’ve made a few notes – but your life is just too busy to find the time to get behind your computer.

What special skills do journalists need to report on kids? According to Media Monitoring, there are sepcific guidelines that should be followed in order to ensure fair and sensitive coverage of youngsters.  

Advice given by an agent when writing a book for a flat fee.

A guideline on writing for Good Taste Magazine

Find out what writers can do about it.

Having been in journalism since 1984 as both a reporter and a sub, Renee Moodie gives this advice for ethics and quoting:

Looking for a blog that offers reviews and specific sections for different genres? We've got you covered.

The next PR or marketing person who asks me if they can approve/proof-read a story before it goes to print is going to get the kind of reaction from me that makes a nuclear explosion look calm, controlled and harmless. Thereafter I will take a dictionary, and hit them repeatedly over the head with it, until they beg me to let them look up editorial integrity, and press freedom.

The website reporter.co.za from Johnnic Media solicits citizen reporting and pays for good stuff.