What I’m listening to: Mademoiselle De Paris by Jacqueline Francois As I write this, we’re waiting for the brunt of a Nor’easter making its way up the coast. Joy. Here I am with a faulty furnace and a house full of people. Oh well. Water wings for all and more wine! Finally, I finished the…
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Getting Paid
What’s on the iPod: Uprising by Muse Tax Season is exactly six weeks away. That’s why you should join Anne Wayman and me and special guest Julian Block, tax expert extraordinaire, for the 8 Top Tax-Saving Strategies for Freelancers webinar. Special pricing: the one-hour webinar plus nearly $375 worth of freebies for just $39.95! Get your spot before it’s gone: Register here. —…
Scenario: Contracts and Payments
What’s on the iPod: Yes, I’m Cold by Chris Bathgate One hour, hundreds (maybe even thousands) in savings: Join Anne Wayman and me and special guest Julian Block, tax expert extraordinaire, for the 8 Top Tax-Saving Strategies for Freelancers webinar. Special pricing: the one-hour webinar plus nearly $375 worth of freebies for just $39.95! Get your spot before it’s gone: Register here. Special…
Writer Contract Primer
What’s on the iPod: When the Stars Go Blue by The Corrs (with Bono) Is that your Schedule C showing?Join Anne Wayman and me and special guest Julian Block, tax expert extraordinaire, for the 8 Top Tax-Saving Strategies for Freelancers webinar. Special pricing: the one-hour webinar plus nearly $375 worth of freebies for just $39.95! Get your spot before it’s gone: Register here. …
Guest Post: Why You Can’t Find Higher Paying Work
Amen for friends. As I was busy dealing with my daughter’s illness, a note came in from Samar Owais. She and I had talked about her writing a guest post for a while, and there it was when I needed it most. Thank you, Samar. Your timing is excellent. I swear I didn’t ask Samar…
The “Nothing Better” Fallacy
What’s on the iPod: Ten Thousand Words by The Avett Brothers It was apropos to have that song appear on my iPod yesterday. With the article halfway completed, the dozen emails I dealt with, project revisions, and research, I burned through about that many words before 3 pm. Two days of headlong, intense work. I’m…
The Writer and the Raise
What’s on the iPod: The Graveyard Near the House by The Airborne Toxic Event Good day yesterday. I finished an editing job and started two articles. These are ones with short deadlines, so I made sure to get those going first. Today I’ll arrange interviews for the next two articles. Hopefully one client will soon…
The Very Limited Offer
Even feeling like I’d been pushed through a sieve, I managed to get a good deal finished yesterday. I drafted a client newsletter, got an article to a point where I need only drop in one more quote, and wrote the first draft of the 31 Days to Trade Magazine Profits webinar. I still feel…
Marathon Time
Just two days left to save – sign up for the Mastering the Invoice for Maximum Profits webinar before November 30th and save $20! Click here for more info. NaNo count: Don’t ask. Just. Don’t. Here’s the thing – I was on track with NaNo until Tuesday. That’s when the parents arrived. I had been…
Turn the Beat Around
There’s an earworm for you. But it’s something we should all remember, for I’m about to go out on a limb and make a prediction. I predict that within the year, content mills will lose a lot of business – so much so that many who own them will see the futility of the business…