On the train this past week, I just happened to be sitting across from two chatty young women. In front of me for most of the trip was a woman who was taking pictures of the scenery outside. At some point in the trip, I looked up from my book when the two young ladies…
Tag: just plain nuts
File This Under Crazy
File This Under Crazy Writer chum Kathy Kerhli tells of a client who rejected her after she’d rejected him. You have to read it to believe it. Do you know of any other professional contract position in which the client dictates how the contractor’s billing is going to happen? Anyone? Yep. Just plain nuts.
I’m Pretty Sure I’m Right This Time
In a really strange conversation with an interview subject yesterday, the man I was talking to was dead wrong and I could prove it. But I chose not to. His pronunciation of my last name was waaaaay off the spelling of it, and when I corrected him, he said, “No, it says right here in…
Sane or Insane? I think I’ve hit upon the key indicator that helps new freelancer writers determine if the advertisement they’re reading is from a “real” employer or a slimeball. It’s the Sanity Factor. Saw an ad on Craig’s List yesterday that made me realize that we had the answer to this age-old mystery all…