It’s been a long week with both work and this blog. Normally I put up my post, enjoy your company, and go about my business. Wednesday (and spilling over into Thursday) I played hall monitor and basically let people run rampant here in an attempt to allow two sides to speak at once. For that…
Tag: freelance writing
Technology that Rocks
Stand back – I’m about to sound like an advertorial. I’ll admit I’m usually late to the technology dance. The newest gadgets or tools aren’t something I feel I have to have. But I just found some technology that makes my work easier by making it portable – Windows Workspace. Sporting a whole lot of…
The Frugal Writer
Having come from a less-than-wealthy family, I grew up understanding there were limits to what one could have, what one should have, and what one really needed. We grew our own food (from beans to steaks), and we wore a lot of homemade clothes. I remember being so pleased with the dresses and pants my…
Would You Settle For Less?
Inauguration Day – a new beginning. Much like New Year’s and our penchant for resolutions, today’s a day where we ignore the harsh realities and try to find that silver lining among numerous clouds. I sit here hopeful, yet people being people, I know it won’t be long before the political maneuvering will hit full…
Perspectives
Last week our favorite Irreverent Freelancer Kathy Kehrli opened up about how she changed her ways, albeit briefly (for we love her irreverence too much to see it disappear). The result was her ability to secure two at-risk clients by simply stepping back and reassessing each situation. While I don’t advocate being a pushover, I…
Business Interruptions
It’s slow here right now, as I suspected. One client is sending work by the bucketload, but others are silent. I’m hoping it’s simply that it takes a week for them to get back into work mode and start aligning those projects again. It won’t matter. My mother informed me she’s coming to stay with…
The Things You’ve Done Right This Year
Even if this wasn’t the banner year you were hoping for, even if you never quite reached that goal you set, you did some things right this year that kept your career alive. Why else would you still be in freelancing? Here are a few things you’ve done that you can be proud of: 1….
The Good, The Bad, and the Mediocre
It’s a good thing my ego’s tougher than it was when I started writing. There are days – and clients – that test the very mettle we’re made of. Yesterday was a bit frustrating in that I’ve worked my heart out for one particular client only to have the project returned like a wayward boomerang….
Politics, Power Struggles and Personality Clashes
There are days I’m overjoyed that I no longer have to walk into an office, assess the environment, double check each word I type, triple filter what’s in my head before it passes my lips, and generally watch my back lest someone higher up doesn’t like the way I act, the way I dress, the…
Raining, Pouring, and Assorted Forecasts
Since finishing (hopefully) a rather large, cumbersome project, I’ve had time to breathe. Only just though, for there was work pushed aside for these critical edits and revisions that had to be done. And naturally, I’m feeling a bit under the weather. What I suspect is a sinus infection or inner ear issue is causing…