I have a friend who is always starting. Since I’ve known her, she’s talked about starting diets, starting career changes, starting dating, and starting all sorts of small projects. Trouble is she never really gets anywhere. Her planning never quite makes it to the action stage, which means fruition is a complete enigma to her….
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Did You Really Mean That?
I’m officially on vacation until 2009, so why not put together a few posts meant strictly for entertainment purposes? This is one. If you haven’t heard me lament at least once about proofreading being dead, you’re new here, aren’t you? It’s one particular drum I beat often, and thanks to the lack of said proofreading…
Ending the Work Week (and Year) on the Upswing
Hooray! The long-awaited, much anticipated, often doubted check has arrived! Woo! Just in time for the holidays! What’s more, the rather large, cumbersome project has finally been approved. What with the shopping almost done and the house looking all decorated, just slap my back and color me festive! Since the working world has already decided…
That Freelance Career
I was reading chum Devon’s exasperation regarding new writers asking old questions. I hear you, sister, and I feel your pain. Too often we working writers are asked by newbies how to get started. Only the question is just that – “How do I get started in freelancing?” It gets my blood boiling every time….
The Good, The Bad, and the Mediocre
It’s a good thing my ego’s tougher than it was when I started writing. There are days – and clients – that test the very mettle we’re made of. Yesterday was a bit frustrating in that I’ve worked my heart out for one particular client only to have the project returned like a wayward boomerang….
Return of the Jedi and The Check’s in the Mail
It’s probably a good thing this is the slow time of year for me. Yesterday was awash in issues that had nothing to do with work. Run to the bank and deposit funds for one of the offspring (herein known as the Jedi), take another Jedi to the doctor, inch through an ice storm to…
Politics, Power Struggles and Personality Clashes
There are days I’m overjoyed that I no longer have to walk into an office, assess the environment, double check each word I type, triple filter what’s in my head before it passes my lips, and generally watch my back lest someone higher up doesn’t like the way I act, the way I dress, the…
Claus(e) Time
Both Eileen and Kimberly asked what clause would go into a contract that effectively voided it should a project come up for third-party review. There are many variations on the theme. Many writers would argue that the absence of a third party’s name on the contract and his/her subsequent involvement would be enough. I tend…
My Utterly Crappy, Lousy, and Somewhat Not Nice Day
I should’ve known when the computer had to be rebooted what I was in for. Then the note from the client – more revisions on something I’ve revised to death. Then the daughter at college with her hand out for money. Oh, then trying to help my spouse understand my stance on clients introducing posses…
Quick Poll
For those of you who have worked with clients who have brought in another party somewhere in the middle or toward the end of the process – what’s your policy on third-party review of your work? Is that a deal breaker or are you fine with it? Why or why not? Thoughts?