I love it when a writer takes a personal experience and turns it into a teaching moment. Paula Hendrickson, whose comments and interactions with others have endeared her to the writing community, shows us through her own frustration how she defines her own worth even as she’s being challenged on that thought. Paula, I hope…
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Writers Worth Week: When the Safety Net is Gone
Today’s guest post is from a reluctant poster. Nancy Oliver reached out to me through LinkedIn not long ago, and we formed an instant, decadent email friendship. She’s proven herself to be someone with incredible wit, hilarious insight, and the uncanny ability to spot phony marketing in lightning speed. She came to me with…
Writers Worth Week: Why Your Per Word Rate Isn’t All That
Day two of Writers Worth Week, and you’re in for a treat. Urban Muse Susan Johnston is someone I remember “meeting” at the start of her career (and pretty close to the start of my own freelancing career). Here was someone who was going to rock the writing world. And rock it she has. Susan…
Friday Stuff
What’s on the iPod: I Felt Like Jesus by Chuck Prophet No work today. Instead, I’ll be on my way to Portland, Maine for the stepdaughter’s college graduation. Very much looking forward to it. She’s worked so hard to get to this point, and she’s already seeing a payoff. She is the only one of…
The Importance of Contracts
What’s on the iPod: You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere by Counting Crows Another busy one yesterday. I started a new client project almost at the same time the contract came in. I was eager to get going on this one as it’s a new client I located at the conference. I waited for the contract. Not…
Client Lessons: What the Dog Whisperer Has Taught Me
What’s on the iPod: Somebody That I Used to Know by Walk Off the Earth Some days you’re the windshield, some days you’re the fly. Yesterday, I played the part of the fly as a few of my project drafts hit the windshield with definitive splats. In one case, it was a matter of changing…
Five Things Hockey Teaches You About Marketing
What’s on the iPod: Strange Girl by The Airborne Toxic Event For a Monday, it was pretty busy yesterday. I had a list waiting from a client, and I managed all but one item, which isn’t back from the client’s client yet. I’m hoping to wrap that up today. I’m also in a holding pattern:…
Writers Worth – Here it Comes….
What’s on the iPod: Yeah! by Usher How was the weekend? I spent mine outdoors, first at an early-morning wedding (and Jenn looked radiant) then most of Saturday afternoon digging out around the rhubarb and moving plants. I moved a bunch of rudbekia, some daisies, and rerouted the forget-me-nots, which were leaping all over the…
Marketing Ploys That No One Tells You Are Bad: Until Now
What’s on the iPod: Hypocritical Kiss by Jack White I have never bought anything from any offer coming in over my fax line. There. I’ve said it. Now stop faxing me. In fact, there are any number of marketing tactics that are, for the most part, annoying as hell. Not exactly the best impression to leave…
Open Thread: Getting Them to Yes
What’s on the iPod: Simple Song by The Shins Hop on over to Jenn Mattern’s All Freelance Writing blog where I’m guest posting today. Give Jenn some comment love. I’m making progress. Yesterday I spent a good bit of time framing in and researching an article. I felt like I was at it all day….