What’s on the iPod: Dirty Dishes by Deer Tick What a week. My daughter and her husband are moving out all this weekend, starting yesterday. Amid a good bit of work, and with more work coming in, I had to pause and help clean, unpack, and sort. Today will be more of the same. I…
Category: Freelance writing advice
6 Ways to Compound Your Writing Success
What’s on the iPod: Anna by Will Butler A new week, a new chance to get it all done and take a vacation. My daughter and her husband move this week, so Friday is lost, as I suspect is Thursday afternoon. If I intend to get out of here anytime soon, I have to wrap…
The Professional Side of Writing
What’s on the iPod: Running on Empty by Jackson Browne Isn’t life full of little ironies? That song popped up on my iPod today after what felt like Marathon Monday. I’m working on three projects simultaneously and two more that are due this month. Plus my suspicion is I’ll be hearing back from another client…
Really Bad Writing Advice to Avoid
What’s on the iPod: Into the Mystic by Van Morrison This week has gone by a little too quickly. I have one article due tomorrow (my own deadline, but a promise is a promise), and I have two blog articles to complete before the end of the month. Plus a stalled project may be getting…
Spotting Raw Writing Deals
What’s on the iPod: Not Afraid by Eminem Good friend and fellow writer Jenn Mattern has a great post up this week about an email that’s been sent to quite a few writers. The problem: the company sending the note is putting a new face on an old tactic. You work for free and they…
5 Trade-ups to Boost Your Writing Career
What I’m reading: The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson What’s on the iPod: Hell and Back by The Airborne Toxic Event There’s nothing like working outdoors to center you. We spent the weekend accomplishing various things, one being leveling the ground near the house. Six hours of digging and hauling sod and dirt made me…
Writers Worth: My A-ha Moment
What’s on the iPod: Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan TGIF in a big way. I’ve spent a somewhat frustrating week trying to clear up a rather large outstanding invoice. The project is on hold, the money is nowhere to be seen, my emails haven’t been answered, and this writer is getting pissed. I get…
Learning from Freelance Writing Mistakes
What I’m reading: God Help the Child by Toni Morrison What’s on the iPod: Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson After a fantastic Writers Worth Month, I’m settling into a busy June. Typically, June is when things slow down. July and August are usually quiet as graveyards. This year, however, I’m working…
Doing Your Homework
“You have touched on some fastidious factors…” Don’t you just love spam comments? I was weeding through 1,900 or so of them the other day and I realized the correlation between spam comments and writers missing the mark with their queries — neither the spammer nor the writer did their homework. Sure, we don’t expect…