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  • Nor’easters and Writing Questions

    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…

  • 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…