What I'm reading: The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsenWhat's on the iPod: Take It Easy by The EaglesLast week I quipped that when invoices get argued, I entertain ideas of pulling a James Chartrand - in other...
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Will Specializing Save Freelance Writers?
What I'm reading downstairs: Spartina by John CaseyWhat's on the iPod: Conductor by We Were Promised JetpacksIf you haven't read Jenn Mattern's in-depth examination of Demand Studios, please take ten minutes to do so. She's done an excellent job laying...
Worthy Tip: Don’t Pay
Starting out is tough. You know you want to make a career of it, but you're not always sure where that first, or even fifth client will come from. And you're nervous. Either you've quit that job and must make...
Do You Have What It Takes?
We can talk all day about the feast-and-famine cycle, the unruly clients, the non-paying clients, and the aversion we have to marketing or billing. But at the root of it, we love what we do because it fits us. The...
Planning Ahead
I pretty much knew when I went on vacation last week that my monthly income would be adversely affected. I did the math - I'll be just under $2K off my monthly target. Our goal as freelancers is to grow...
The Writing Chameleon
This is going to sound like really strange advice coming from me, the proponent of finding your voice and refining it to its own uniqueness. Yet it's advice that may save your career someday - Mock your clients.I don't mean...
On Shaky Ground
Today's a vent day.I swear this week New Orleans has nothing on my career when it comes to that sinking feeling. By six pm Monday I was emptying a bottle of Chianti. It wasn't just work related, though that was...
Worthy Tip: Show Enthusiasm
I'll be the first to admit the thought of writing one more workers compensation article appeals as much as root canal without pain killers. But it's information that people in the industry in which I specialize need pretty badly. So...
Thump, Thump, Thump
That's the beat hammering out in my sinuses right now. Having had little sleep last night thanks to the sinus infection that's taken over where the cold left off, I'm exhausted. I went to sleep with high hopes - I'd...
The Writing Freebie
I read with interest and a little more sarcastic laughter than I'd planned a post or two by people on other blogs basically scoffing and calling professionals who hold themselves to a higher earning standard hypocritical. At issue - the...