Sometimes you come to your breaking point. Sometimes when that happens, you break. Or sometimes you find a way through the stress and you vow to make changes so that you don’t reach that breaking point again. Oh, those best laid plans, eh? We freelancers suck at taking care of ourselves. It’s true. We put…
Tag: time management
5 Ways to Organize Your Freelance Writing (and still have time for fun)
My to-do list today: Finish summary article for Client A Continue on feature article for Client B Finalize article for Client C (and invoice) Get it all done by noon because my son is arriving and staying for the next four days ‘Tis the season, isn’t it? December used to be when my freelance writing…
Freelance Files: Protecting Your Billable Hours
A while ago, I was working on a project with a client’s client, and it was clear there was going to be an issue. The client was nice enough. He knew what he wanted, and I was able to interpret that into a good first draft. But there was a massive disconnect from that point…
January Redo: Your Freelance Time, Wasted
What I’m listening to: Runaways by The Killers Midweek already? It was a good week so far. As expected, client projects are rolling in, and I’m back in my office, so the routine is coming easier than when I was working remotely at my parents’ house. That’s a condition I’ll be returning to quite soon,…
7 Freelance Writing Hacks That Optimize Your Time
What I’m listening to: Wilderness by Middle Brother What a busy weekend. We spent Saturday at the home show in the city — waste of time. The majority of the vendors were selling doors, bed sheets, sheds, steam mops….and we were there for kitchens. Besides that being totally annoying, there were way too many vendors…
Writing Schedules and No Damn Time
What’s on the iPod: Hell and Back by The Airborne Toxic Event It’s Thursday already? If I could shove two more days into this week, I would I’ve been working at full throttle since Monday morning, and I’m finally making a dent in the workload. If only the need-it-now stuff would just stop coming in…
Finding More Writing Time
What’s on the iPod: The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie by Red Hot Chili Peppers It’s been a productive week so far. Monday was nonstop work.Tuesday I had to stop for a few phone interviews and a furniture delivery, plus I had to get out of this house before I suffered some serious cabin fever….
Simplifying Your Freelance Life
What’s on the iPod: Middle Brother by Middle Brother What have I said a million times about going on vacation? Don’t the clients smell it, even if you say nothing? We’re leaving for Boothbay Harbor in just a few days. I was nuts the last two days with interviews and juggling three projects at once….
Writing Tool #3: Time Management
What’s on the iPod: No News by Lonestar Head over to the Productive Writers blog to see John Soares’ interview with Anne Wayman and yours truly. Thanks, John! Bit of a blur yesterday in terms of getting work done or anything remotely associated with marketing. I did have contact with three potential clients — the…