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Monthly Assessment: February 2014
What’s on the iPod: Breathless by The Corrs Last week was a good one for getting work. A favorite editor assigned an article with the caveat that if it gets complicated, I’m free to make it a series. She’s astute (and a terrific editor) — it probably will get complicated. Some of the insurance-related issues…
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Free Advice Friday: The Writing Client Interview
What’s on the iPod: Summer Girls by LFO For a week that had just a little work in it, this one was quite busy. When I have these lulls between projects, I like to have personal projects lined up. They move from just one segment of my day to the larger part of my work….
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Writers & Social Media: Use Responsibly
What’s on the iPod: Kinda Fuzzy by Eels Yesterday was a bit slower for me. I was still feeling the effects of what I now suspect was a virus. I was able to get a little marketing and a little writing done, but the majority of the day was devoted to taking it slow and…
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Losing Bad Writing Habits
What’s on the iPod: Twenty-One by Corey Smith What a great weekend! Friends of ours were married in a meditation ceremony, and it couldn’t have been nicer. Here were two people who had been through some rough situations separately, but who’d finally found each other (right under their noses, too), and had found a beautiful…
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Free Advice Friday: This Job, Not That Job
What’s on the iPod: Iceberg by We Invented Paris I love weeks like this. I had time to work on a project, get some personal projects done, market, and meet new clients via social media. I sense a bunch of projects about to come in, and I’m gearing up to get a much-anticipated personal project…
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Dealing with Tough Writing Client Responses
What’s on the iPod: Everything Has Changed by Taylor Swift (feat. Ed Sheeran) Yesterday was a good day. Despite one minor upset to start the day, I got halfway through a project that’s turning out to be a lot of fun to put together. I have one interview today and hopefully I’ll be able to…
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8 Ways to Pump Up Your Writing Career
What’s on the iPod: Two Coins by Dispatch More snow. Friday we had about four inches. Today, close to three more, they say. I did say I love snow, so I should be thrilled. To some extent, I am. It’s coming down this morning, but then the rains arrive this afternoon and the temperatures go…
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Free Advice Friday: Extracting Pay from Writing Clients
What’s on the iPod: Call Girl Blues by Diamond Rug Snow. I love it. Good thing, because late Wednesday night after we’d gone to bed, it started coming down. By morning, we had over 6 inches in the driveway and it just kept coming down. I’m writing this ahead of time should the power decide…
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7 (More) Deadly Writing Career Sins
What I’m reading: The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri What’s on the iPod: Right in Time by Lucinda Williams What a couple of days. That cushion of time I had last week to finish two articles vanished thanks to whatever this latest winter storm was called — Nika maybe? I’m sorry the term “Snow-mageddon” was ever…
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Lessons from a Powerless Writing Life
What’s on the iPod: Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers Valley Forge Mountain damage: photos by my husband Well, that was interesting. Four days — 101 hours almost to the minute. That was the longest I’ve ever lived without power. I suspect the news got national coverage, but just in case you’re hearing…