Yesterday started out with 3 additional inches of rain. Three. Additional. Inches. Yep, there went my morning. There was so much water, the basement window well was filling fast, threatening to leak through the window. I spent an hour in the rain, bailing. For the record, The North Face rain jacket does not repel water….
Tag: bad freelance advice
The Freelance Writing Situation (and Removing Yourself from a Bad One)
Double post from me on Monday. The reason? I goofed up in scheduling. No biggie. Just go back and read at your leisure. I was on a LinkedIn Group for a good while, but last week, I just couldn’t any longer. It was a group specifically for freelance writers and editors, and I kind of…
Why Writing for Free Still Sucks
What I’m reading: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins What I’m listening to: The Loneliness and The Scream by Frightened Rabbit It’s been a busy week. It started with a client meeting in Manhattan, complete with writing an article draft on the train, and has been followed by article revisions, completion of a…
The Thin Line Between Free and Professional
What I’m listening to: No News by Lonestar What a week. I’ve chipped away at the latest workload, and I’m now down to two projects from the seven I’d started the week with. One is due today, the other on Monday. I’m in a good place with both, so I’m able to breathe a little…
3 Freelance Writing Trends to Avoid in 2016
What I’m listening to: Sweet Jane by Lou Reed Maybe it’s the new calendar that brings out the crazy freelance writing advice I’ve seen lately. I’m not talking about the usual weird advice, such as how you must do this or you never should do that, or my all-time biggest pet peeve: “Freelance writing is…
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…
Beware the Writing Pronouncement
What’s on the iPod: Laundry Room by The Avett Brothers The end of a line. I learned yesterday that my great-uncle, Les Gallagher, the youngest of the Gallagher boys (and my grandmother’s brother), passed from this life at a respectable 95 years old. Ironic that my aunt and I were talking about him at lunch…
Writing Refresher
What’s on the iPod: Animal by Neon Trees I have never been so glad to see a day come. It’s Election Day, which means after 8 pm, all the phone calls, emails, mailers, and door knockers will leave me the hell alone for four more years. I’ve donated to my candidate twice. I won’t do…
Begging to Differ
There’s still time to sign up for the Unlock Your Hidden Profit Potential teleclass. Anne Wayman and I will present our ideas for helping you rid yourself of those habits and roadblocks that keep you stuck and find new approaches that create more clarity. Click on the link to your left and join us for…
The World’s Worst Freelance Advice
Don’t forget to register before the end of day tomorrow for Anne and my Webinar, Writers! Unlock Your Hidden Profit Potential. You’ll save nearly six bucks by doing so…. Plus you get a ton of freebies worth more than you’ll pay for the entire Webinar (I added them up – the five freebies are worth…