What I'm listening to: Stressed Out by twenty one pilots It was rather timely that the song above (go on, take a listen) came up on my play list. I'd been feeling stressed as the week started, chipped through a...
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Monthly Assessment: February 2016
What I'm listening to: Downtown by Macklemore It's amazing what a little organization can do for the productivity. I sat down yesterday around 8 am and by noon, I'd finished (and invoiced) three projects. The fourth was finished by 3...
Monthly Assessment: December 2015
What I'm listening to: The Sound of Silence by Disturbed Happy 2016! I hope your holiday season was nice and that the start of this year is a good one for you. In true fashion around our house, we started...
Free Advice Friday: Your Freelance Prospecting List
What's on the iPod: Hardliners by Holcomb Waller For a week that has just a few items on the to-do list, it's kept me busy. Yesterday I talked with a new client and started in on their project almost immediately....
Relationships and the Writer
What's on the iPod: Sweet Dreams by The Eurythmics Remember when weekends were relaxing? Since my kid and her husband moved out (just over a week ago), we have been working nonstop to paint bedrooms, a bathroom, clean carpets, and furnish...
5 Trade-ups to Boost Your Writing Career
What I'm reading: The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson What's on the iPod: Hell and Back by The Airborne Toxic Event There's nothing like working outdoors to center you. We spent the weekend accomplishing various things, one being leveling the...
Writers Worth: Changing the Writing Conversation
I remember the first time I connected with Sharon Hurley Hall. It was on social media, and it was one of those moments I'd waited for. I'd noticed Sharon before, found her blog, and loved the work she put out....
Writers Worth: A Defining Moment in A Freelance Career
Friendship is a wonderful thing, especially when it's given freely and appreciated fully. Such is the friendship between Cathy Miller and me. Cathy notices things. When she saw I was writing a good bit more this Writers Worth Month than...
Writers Worth: A Work in Progress
There's this quiet little success story happening right in front of us every day. Her name is Cathy Miller. Cathy is a former corporate communications wonk who did what every 9-to-5 slave dreams of doing -- she chucked a lucrative,...
Writers Worth: 101 Best Blog Posts for Your Freelance Writing Career
What's on the iPod: Misfits and Lovers by The Wallflowers Happy Writers Worth Month 2015! It's been a while since I put together a resource guide --the 101 Resources to Rock Your Freelance World was a massive undertaking, enough that I took...