Comments on: Freelance Files: How You Appear to Clients

By: lwidmer

lwidmer — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:33:26 +0000

In reply to Paula Hendrickson. That is VERY odd, Paula! Nothing says egotistical like making up and tweeting your own quotes. There's something a little icky about that.

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:03:03 +0000

One of the weirdest things I’ve seen lately is a writer who tweets loads of inspirational quotes. The problem? Probably 8-10 times a day she quotes herself. Um, why not just tweet the words of wisdom? Instead the tweets look like:

“Brilliant comment here,” —me.

Maybe it’s just my reaction, but I think it’s really odd that anyone would quote themselves instead of simply stating the idea outright.

By: lwidmer

lwidmer — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:02:45 +0000

In reply to Paula Hendrickson. It's a good one!

By: lwidmer

lwidmer — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:00:35 +0000

In reply to Devon Ellington.

Preach it, sister! Amen to all of the above. The hobbyist who wants the career to come to them. The “I write for the accolades, not for the money” BS artists.

I’ll add to your commentary directed at these offenders: “Run your writing however you want, but stay out of the way of those of us who do this for a living…” and stay OFFLINE with your ill-informed opinions.

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:59:04 +0000

In reply to Devon Ellington. That may be my new mantra: I don't have to forfeit income because I like my job.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:41:46 +0000

I’m getting a little tired of unpublished hobbyist writers telling full-time professionals how to run their careers. I’ve been doing this a long time. I’m exploring some different directions right now. Some stuff is going to work, some is not. But someone without any published credits who writes only when she “is inspired by the muse” can’t tell me how to run my business. And this whole “I don’t care if I’m never paid, I just want people to read my work.” That hurts ALL writers. How nice you have the luxury not to get paid. But this is my business, not my hobby. I don’t have to forfeit income because I like my job. I’m tired of it. Run your writing however you want, but stay out of the way of those of us who do this for a living.