Longtime freelance writer Carol Tice created the award-winning Make a Living Writing blog in 2008, and founded the Freelance Writers Den community in 2011. Her byline has appeared in Delta Sky, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Alaska Beyond, Seattle Magazine, Seattle Business, and many more. She's also created brand journalism/sponsored content for SunTrust Bank, American Express, Dell, VisitSeattle, and more. Carol has coached hundreds of writers to higher earnings over the past 7 years, and has presented more than 25 online training courses.

Since 1997, Linda Formichelli has written for well over 150 consumer and trade magazines like Redbook, Inc., Women's Health, Target Marketing, and QSR. She's also the co-author of The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success and From Pitch to Published: How to Sell Your Article Ideas to Magazines. Linda has worked on content campaigns for CVS, OnStar, the American Lung Association, Wells Fargo, and more, and has taught hundreds of freelancers in various online writing classes.