What I’m reading: Alexander’s Bridge by Willa Cather What’s on the iPod: Afire Love by Ed Sheeran Ever have one of those days where your wheels don’t just spin, but they get mired deep in stuff you can’t control? Welcome to my Thursday. As much as I tried to get projects going, I was pulled…
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Free Advice Friday: 4 Fairly Foolproof Ways to Market Your Writing
What’s on the iPod: Carrickfergus by Loudon Wainwright III Yesterday was one of those days where I was afraid to go near anything electronic. It started when I turned on The Weather Channel (TWC) in the morning only to find it wasn’t there. Anywhere. Verizon FiOS, with their infinitely awful customer service habits, yanked the…
Free Advice Friday: Why Your Writing Business is Failing
What’s on the iPod: Roll Away Your Stone by Mumford & Sons After a long, somewhat disjointed week (is it finally Friday?), I’m looking forward to a few days off. On Tuesday afternoon, my newest bookcase arrived, so I spent the afternoon putting it together. This weekend, I intend to fill it strategically. There are…
Free Advice Friday: The Killer Query Letter
What’s on the iPod: Mademoiselle du Paris by Jacqueline Francois Quite the busy week I’ve had. First a snowstorm that never happened interrupted work on Monday (everyone ran out for bread — apparently, you can’t have a sandwich shortage during a snowstorm). Then an assignment kept me busy with research and lining up interviews. Yesterday,…
The Free Guide to Your Writing Career
What’s on the iPod: Flashed Junk Mind by Milky Chance Did I mention I was busy? Last week I had three clients have come to me with projects. I’m in the middle of getting two of those clients sorted, and the third client is waiting for budget approval and a client statement of work. It’s…
Free Advice Friday: Surviving Holiday Writing Project Pauses
What’s on the iPod: All Too Well by Taylor Swift Writers: Be sure to catch an all new All Indie Writers podcast by Jenn Mattern! Her guest this week is Princess Jones. Well, I started the week with two projects. I now have seven projects with shorter deadlines coming up on a holiday week. I’m…
Free Advice Friday: Cutting Through the Writing Advice Noise
What’s on the iPod: Misfits and Lovers by The Wallflowers It’s been a relatively slow week since Wednesday. I’m rather happy for that as I know next weekend I’ll be putting in extra hours. Normally, I don’t work weekends, but a favorite client has their back to the wall and needs help. Excellent news on…
Free Advice Friday: 4 Freelance Lessons You Should Learn Now
What I’m reading: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe What’s on the iPod: Call Girl Blues by Diamond Rugs Friday already? Where did the middle of the week go? I’ve been busy, not extremely so, but a focused sort of busy. Time flew by. As this project winds down, another one is about to ramp…
Free Advice Friday: 10 Commandments of Writing Value
What’s on the iPod: I Will Follow You by Rivrrs What a week. A sizable client project, almost completed, has occupied seven of the eight or more hours I spend a day at this electronic box. I’m happy because the client is happy, the project is in a good place, and we’re about to wrap…
Free Advice Friday: 10 Hard Facts About a Writing Career
What’s on the iPod: Skinny Love by Birdy Quite the busy week. I’m deep into a sizable project and doing well with it. I’m hoping to deliver it to the client by next Friday, when I suspect we’ll go through a round or two of revisions. After that, I may have another project in the…