Oh my lord, was this a long month or what? We had an extra few days to play with, which turned out feeling like an entire extra month stuffed into October. While the time may have flown by on the calendar, there were a lot of days to contend with. October is a critical month…
Month: October 2009
Working Like a Pro
A while ago I was part of a two-person writing team that the client had assembled. This particular client was just forming a business, so there was a bit of miscommunication on meeting times, call times, etc. In one case, the client had made, and missed, two separate conference calls. Frustrating as it was, we…
Repositioning Your Brand
You’re a brand. You know that, right? Whether you’re just starting out and trying to define your career or you’re a few years or decades into it, you have a perception in the market. Beginning writers – you struggle with this most, but it’s not tough to position yourself in a way that secures a…
Too Busy? Charge More
It’s been a busy month for me – busy to the point where I’ve ignored my workouts, haven’t read books, and glance through magazines in passing. My husband said, “Time to raise the rates.” He’s right. When the work is coming in faster than a writer can handle it, that’s an indication the price is…
Myths About Queries
Welcome to a new week! Since so much of last week was spent in direct contact with new-to-this-blog writers, I’m assuming there were some newbies in the crowd. And hopefully, a few have stuck around. If so, this post is for you. And veteran writers? You, too. Remember what your first query letter looked like?…
Exhaustion
It’s been a long week with both work and this blog. Normally I put up my post, enjoy your company, and go about my business. Wednesday (and spilling over into Thursday) I played hall monitor and basically let people run rampant here in an attempt to allow two sides to speak at once. For that…
Theft, Rebranded
Whew! Yesterday was quite a discussion day, wasn’t it? I want to thank everyone for chiming in, pro and con, over the content mill debate. I want to thank Deb Ng once again for voicing her side of things. Much appreciated, Deb. In Tuesday’s post, some disturbing commentary came up and I’m loathe to let…
Content Mills: Deb Ng Responds
While I may not change my mind, everyone who visits here has the chance to tell their side of an issue. That was my response on Friday when the content mill discussion turned to why people had left the Freelance Writing Gigs community. I extended the offer to Deb Ng, who has found herself in…
Are We Finally Getting It?
With the great content mill debate still fresh on my mind yesterday, I followed links left behind on Writers Weekly to see what the temperature was among writers across the Web. While there were a number of “Love (insert content mill name)!” posts, there was a groundswell of posts expressing comments like “fed up” or…
Critical Learning
Thanks to everyone who chimed in on Friday’s post expressing your opinion on the content mill issue. Deb Ng has agreed to stop by and write a post voicing her side of things, which given her history is exactly what I expected from her. You may not agree with her opinion, but she’s always been…