Month: February 2020

What My Fitness Tracker Has Taught Me About Running a Freelance Writing Business

Posted on February 25, 2020 by lwidmer

I did something seriously wrong last week. Something that had me overthinking, overdoing, and generally stretching myself beyond my capacity and abilities. That’s right: I accepted and participated in a FitBit Workweek Challenge. I thought it would be a nice way to see how friends and their friends were progressing. I thought it would motivate […]

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This Freelance Job, Not That Freelance Job

Posted on February 19, 2020 by lwidmer

As you look over your career, you’re going to see plenty of ups and downs. If you’re fortunate, you’ll see more positives, and maybe you’ll see you’ve overcome some pretty significant negatives. One negative that never changes is the crappy jobs that continue to be offered. Thanks to writing chum Sharon Hurley Hall for this […]

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Where Your Freelance Writing Guru is Wrong

Posted on February 4, 2020 by lwidmer

It’s been a while since we’ve talked about one of the largest elephants in the freelance writing room. That’s right — I’m talking about the self-professed writing guru. Look, I have no problem with writers teaching others what they know. I have no problem with them charging for it, either. Really. Why shouldn’t they? They […]

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