原帖日期：2008年6月24日 来源：Freelancefolder
写这篇文章的想法源于Steven最近在自由职业博客上发表的一个帖子。当然自由撰稿是有很多好处的，也能给你带来一定的回报。
自然，为了成为自由撰稿人，你必须得喜欢写作。但你也必须坚持不懈地努力来提高你的写作技能。如何才能做到此呢？读好的文章和博客是很不错的开始！这有助于你写出新颖的、有吸引力的文章。
要想提高自己的写作技能，无论是作为一名作家还是一位博客人，阅读好的博客都是必须的。为此，我这里列出了20个博客，我认为每一个自由博客人都应该加到其RSS订阅清单中。当然，这不一定是一个最权威的清单，因为好的博客还有很多，我也不可能一一列出。但它确实是有用的，我希望你能喜欢。
注：这些博客并不都是关于自由撰稿或者网络写作的。它们的共同之处在于它们都写得很好。
下面就是这份博客清单（排名无先后，也不是所谓的top 20博客！）
1. Zen Habits & Write To Done Zen Habits 和 Write To Done是由经验丰富的作家兼多产的博客人 Leo Babauta撰写。他的文章不仅内容丰富，而且写作风格令人称叹 -- 朴实但很吸引人。
2. Problogger 你如果没听说过这个博客，我会觉得有点意外。它由Darren Rowse撰写，教给大家写博并通过开博赚钱的艺术。尽管它是世界上最出名的博客之一，Darren 依然一如既往地撰写实用的、给人印象深刻且通俗易懂的文章。
3. Dumb Little Man Dumb Little Man是有关效率方面的最好的博客之一，由Jay White编辑，还有一群令人印象深刻的撰稿人，它们撰写一些怎么在日程生活中提高效率、有效利用时间之类的的实用文章。
4．Copyblogger Brian Clark 谈到博客写作，Copyblogger Brian Clark是很权威的。如果你想成为一名优秀撰稿人，不要错过它的每一篇文章。
5. Freelance Switch 这个博客由最优秀的自由撰稿人撰写，Skellie编辑，为自由撰稿人和网络工作者提供了包括各种技巧方面的见识深刻的文章。它丰富的内容造就了它在过去一年的快速成长，应该作为你的必读博客之一。
6. Dosh Dosh 因为Maki的写作风格和对一些话题的深度分析，使他在博客界获得了钦佩和尊敬，而且拥有了大量的读者群。这应该是写得最好的博客之一，自然是写手们的天堂之地。
7．Seth Godin Seth独特而率真的写作风格让他的博客成了所有写手和博客人的必读。
8. 43 Folders 虽然Merlin 最近动笔不多，但是因为他有一些写得很棒的文章，他的博客仍然是最实用的效率方面的博客之一。
9. Skelliewag Skellie很有名气，因为她无论是写文章还是写博客都很娴熟。多年来，她已在网上写了不少优秀的文章。Skelliewag因为有一些相当实用的杰出文章成为她的旗舰博客。
10．Men With Pens 这个博客由很专业的、毫无疑问也是很棒的作家 James 和Harry撰写。如果你想提高你的写作技能，想写出出彩的文章，就应该把它列为你的必读博客。 (未完待续)
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20 Must-Read Blogs For Freelance Writers
Posted June 24, 2008 in Tools/Resources, Writing
The idea of this post comes from Steven’s recent post on freelance blogging. Freelance writing certainly has many advantages and can be rewarding too.
It goes without saying that in order to become a freelance writer, you gotta love writing. But you should also consistently work on sharpening your skills. And how do you do that? Reading well-written articles and blogs is a very good start! This can help you write innovative and appealing content.
Reading blogs with good writing is a must if you want to improve your skills as a writer/blogger. Keeping this in mind, I decided to list 20 blogs which should be on every freelance blogger’s RSS feed reading list. This is not a definitive list as there are many more good blogs and I can’t possibly name all of them. But still it’s a useful list which I hope you will enjoy.
Note: these blogs are not all about freelance writing or writing for the web. What they have in common is they’re all really well-written.
Here’s the list in no specific order (It’s not a top 20 list!)
1. Zen Habits & Write To Done Zen Habits and Write To Done are written by Leo Babauta, an experienced writer and a prolific blogger. Not only does he write great content he has an amazing writing style which is simple yet captivating.
2. Problogger I’d be very surprised if you haven’t heard of this blog. Problogger is written by Darren Rowse and teaches the art of blogging and making money through it. In spite of being one of the most famous blogs on the planet, Darren still maintains the same old way of writing articles which are useful, impressive and easily understandable.
3. Dumb Little Man One of the best productivity blogs around, Dumb Little Man is edited by Jay White and written by an impressive group of writers who produce useful articles on how to increase your everyday productivity and manage time in a better manner.
4. Copyblogger Brian Clark is an authority when it comes to blog writing and you cannot afford to miss any of his articles if you want to become a good writer. Seriously.
5. Freelance Switch Written by the best freelance writers and edited by Skellie, this blog presents insightful articles which include tips and tricks for freelancers and web workers. Thanks to it’s great content, the blog has achieved huge growth in the past one year and should be on your reading list too.
6. Dosh Dosh Maki’s writing style and his in-depth analysis of topics has gained him admiration and respect in the blogosphere, not to mention a huge reader base. One of the most well-written blogs around and certainly a writer’s paradise.
7. Seth Godin Seth’s unique and candid style of writing makes his blog a must read for all writers and bloggers.
8. 43 Folders Although Merlin doesn’t write much these days, his blog still remains one of the most useful productivity blogs with some very nicely written articles.
9. Skelliewag Skellie’s proficiency as a writer and blogger is well known and she has been producing great web content for years. Skelliewag is her flagship blog which boasts of some brilliant articles which are quite useful for bloggers.
10. Men With Pens This blog is written by James and Harry, both of them being professional and without a doubt, amazing writers. A must read blog if you aim to improve your writing skills and write impressive content.
（to be continued ...）
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