Comments on: 5 Ways to Organize Your Freelance Writing (and still have time for fun) https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/12/5-ways-to-organize-your-freelance-writing-and-still-have-time-for-fun.html a freelance writing resource. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/12/5-ways-to-organize-your-freelance-writing-and-still-have-time-for-fun.html#comment-18365 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:49:00 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7470#comment-18365 In reply to Paula Hendrickson.

I’m loving Otter, Paula! It has its quirks — it picks up every “you know” and “um”, but it saves me hours of transcribing. I love that I can listen along and correct where needed. And I can see quickly the info I need for an article.

WOW! That’s one hell of an invoice! Yep, I’ve come across the end-of-the-year spend a few times. It’s always a sweet bonus right around the holidays.

]]> By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/12/5-ways-to-organize-your-freelance-writing-and-still-have-time-for-fun.html#comment-18364 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:31:09 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7470#comment-18364 In reply to G..

I’ve been accused of being born organized. 😉 Truth is I’ve always been punctual and organized to some extent, so for me, it does come somewhat naturally. But it only took one time being stressed over a deadline and twenty other things on the agenda to get me to formalize a plan.

I guess it starts by looking at your schedule ahead of time. See where the pockets of free time are. Plan those. If the pocket disappears, excuse yourself when you can for an hour and just go write. Most people, particularly family, get that we work from home.

Right now I’m taking a short break from writing to answer you. I hear my son moving around upstairs. I’d hoped he’d sleep in until 8! But I got another paragraph on the article done.

I’ve convinced myself the world will crash and burn if I miss a deadline. It’s both a blessing (for clients) and a curse (for me).

]]> By: G. https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/12/5-ways-to-organize-your-freelance-writing-and-still-have-time-for-fun.html#comment-18363 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:23:34 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7470#comment-18363 How long did it take you to get this methodical? Thanks, Laurie.

]]> By: Paula Hendrickson https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/12/5-ways-to-organize-your-freelance-writing-and-still-have-time-for-fun.html#comment-18362 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:57:03 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7470#comment-18362 I’m glad Otter AI is working out well for you, too. I uploaded four interviews yesterday. (I still get the benefits of listing to the playback of the interview while reviewing the transcript for accuracy – jargon and names can really throw it off.) The credit isn’t mine. I learned about Otter from another writer/editor who has used it for quite a while.

By this time of year I usually only have my weekly column to write and maybe one deadline to meet before the end of the year, and one client often assigns several things that aren’t due until January or February. Right now I have seven active article assignments, most of which are due by the end of the year. Scheduling interviews is challenging between Thanksgiving and the first week of January. Last year I hosted Christmas, so it would have been difficult to work and clean and cook and wrap and bake all at the same time. This year I don’t even KNOW who’s hosting Christmas. All I know is it isn’t me.

As for budgets: A freelancer I know had a call last month from a long-time corporate client with deep pockets asking her to invoice them for more than I’ve ever made from a single client in the 20+ years I’ve been freelancing (more than I earned, total, during at least one particularly lean year) for work they will assign in 2020. All because they had a surplus and didn’t want to their budget cut next year. So in a way, it will function like a retainer. Sweet!

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