I’m about to say something that may shock you. I think specializing in one kind of writing is a bit of a trap. That’s coming from me, a specialist. If you were taking part in yesterday’s #FreelanceChat on Twitter, you might have seen the topic of a diverse portfolio of clients come up. Someone asked…
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Freelance Writing as a Career Move
What’s on the iPod: The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man on Earth How was your weekend? Mine wasn’t long enough, as evidenced by this post, appearing a day late. Yesterday was one of those hit-the-ground-running days. I have a large project and I wanted to make serious headway. I spent the entire day on…
How to Keep Your Self in All Your Writing
What I’m reading: Robert Falconer by George MacDonald What’s on the iPod: The Way It Goes by Dispatch How was your weekend? It was hot and dry here. We hoped for rain, saw the lightning and heard the thunder, but nada. So we opted for activities that included air conditioning. We’re replacing appliances and the…
Creating New Writing Goals
What’s on the iPod: Noreen by The David Mayfield Parade It’s been an unusually busy week so far. I don’t have a ton of work right now, but I feel like I’m running to catch up. Small projects are sucking up my time and big projects are demanding more from me. I’ve pulled up my…
Finding New Writing Clients
What’s on the iPod: Rabbit by Ewert and the Two Dragons What a good couple of days it’s been! I got a good deal done on my larger project, managed to clarify and get going again on a stalled one, and even took two hours in the morning to meet with my newest writing group. Also,…
Six Ways to Balance Your Writing Income
What’s on the iPod: Falling by Desmond Myers How was the holiday and your weekend? Mine was nice. I woke up Friday morning and realized that much of corporate America had taken an extended holiday, so I tossed some things in an overnight bag and headed the car west. Five hours later, I was sitting…
Creating Your Own Writing “Magic Bullet”
What’s on the iPod: Bride and Groom by The Airborne Toxic Event So far, it’s been a nice, slow week. That’s because I’m taking an unofficial vacation and allowing myself some much-needed downtime. Doesn’t seem that I’d need that since I missed most of May thanks to surgery, but that’s not “fun” downtime. This is….
Diversifying
There was an article posted last week about Demand Media’s move to shed itself of writers. What I find interesting wasn’t in the body of the story, but in the comments. There are a lot of angry people out there, but seeing a few of them virtually lynching other writers for offering help is, well,…
Diversity
Back when I was on staff, I remember my first intro to this new company. They did everything right – they blitzed the media, made personal contact, attended the conferences, spent money to build the brand, and secured some pretty impressive client business. A year later, they were sponsoring conferences and being quoted in various…