What I’m listening to: Every Part of Me by Steve Earle A relative came to me recently asking how to get into freelancing. A designer, he was looking to supplement the income while working at home, and he had no idea how to start. Who does, really? That’s one of the reasons I’ve devoted every…
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Free Advice Friday: The Freelance (Under)Sell
What I’m listening to: Caledonia by Dougie MacLean It’s a Robert Burns kind of weekend — time for poems written by the bard, whisky tasting, and haggis. (Take my advice — skip the haggis.) Hence the link to the song by Dougie MacLean, who was homesick for his native “Caledonia” when he wrote what has…
Tuesday Take: Channeling ADHD and Getting Shit Done
What I’m listening to: How Long by Charlie Puth Note to all who are wondering why the blog feed says “Writer Wednesday.” I screwed up. It’s Tuesday. End of story. 🙂 I’ve been known to be a tad spontaneous. Okay, more than a tad. More like a tad plus a truckload. In the past, I’ve…
Marketing Monday: Your Freelance Value, Marketed
What I’m listening to: The Sky is Crying by Stevie Ray Vaughan January is nearing a close, but that doesn’t mean your chance to redeem a failing freelance writing career is over. In fact, every day you wake up is another chance to get it right, to plan it out, to start on a different…
Free Advice Friday: Your Streamlined Writing Life
What I’m listening to: Zombie by The Cranberries (RIP Delores O’Riordan) This is the year I get my shit together. That’s what I vow every year. Every year, I’m going to make that one change that pushes me into a new category of productivity. I’m going to streamline the hell out of my freelance writing habits, and it’s…
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,…
Marketing Monday: The Non-Clients
What I’m reading: The Illustrated Mahabharata What I’m listening to: You’re the Best Thing About Me by U2 At this writing, I’m back at my desk and trying to get client work finished. I intend to head back to my parents’ house next week. My father has stabilized (remarkably), so I felt it safe to…
Free Advice Friday: Converting the Nonbelievers
A late post is better than no post, I say. I’m back home for a short spell, fully expecting to head back to my parents’ house in a week or less. But for now, I’m checking in. You should’ve seen the look. My mom introduced me to someone recently and announced proudly “She’s a…
Monday Marketing Move: One More Time
What I’m listening to: Every Part of Me by Steve Earle Home — I’m beginning to forget what it looks like. I’ve been at my parents’ house since Deceber 23rd. My dad’s illness has progressed dramatically, and I won’t leave now. I hear I have a Christmas tree still up. Decorations await, too. As do…
3 Steps to Freelance Opportunity Success
Time to get serious. Isn’t that what we think as we toss aside that final calendar page? That shiny new calendar holds 12 pages of promise. This will be the year. This will be the start. This time, it will all be different. This year, for me, has started exactly how the old year ended….