Words on the Page

Improving Your Net WorthAs busy as I am, I’m a bit afraid to quit those lower-paying regular and semi-regular gigs. That’s because busy, in my experience, is temporary. However, there comes a time when we’re lucky enough to pick and choose. It’s not often, nor is it ever a permanent situation, but picky’s a damn…

I can’t stop laughing – over on Rich McIver’s CRM weblog, Rich identifies our worst nightmares – varying degrees of the hellish client. What’s more, Rich tells us how to rid ourselves of those who mean to cause us undue stress. Samples include: the bargain shopper, the one who wants your home phone number, the…

It happens – you come across a client who is wonderful in all ways … except there’s this tendency to overreact. I had one recently who was in danger of hyperventilating because of a minor miscommunication that put us back 6 hours on a project. Okay, you’re already over your time budget by an entire…

or Why I Love My Hometown SpiritVisited Pittsburgh last weekend and while we were there, my daughter and I found ourselves outside Heinz Field just as the Pitt game was ending. As we walked toward the ticket office, we saw him standing across the street holding a cup in one hand and a sign in…

Where IS everyone? I just went through my blog roll and I find that only a few are around blogging like mad, where many blogs lie dormant a week or more. Worse, a few have been deleted, which means that once again, I have to delete a link from the roll. I hate doing that….

It’s hysterical – I’m in the middle of a test project and I’d sent a quick note to the project lead and asked if what I was attempting was okay, attaching the beginnings of my work. The note came back with all sorts of markups on the test. Only thing was the copy that was…

I’ll admit right now I’m not a grammar guru. I’m sure there are any number of mistakes in my posts. I’m a writer – not a scholar. However, there are one or two mistakes that could really reflect badly on you. One in particular I’ve taken the better part of the last week to remove…

Whew! My absence this week is due in full to a huge project that I just finished what I call preliminary work on. Hey, we know it’s coming back at least once. But for now, the bulk of the work (and the bulk of the pressure) is done. Odd week – I’m trying like hell…

If you’re a freelancer wondering what your duties are to your client, or if you’re a client wondering just what you can expect of your freelancer, listen up. Beyond the obvious – delivering asked-for writing within the specified time frame – I’m here to tell you that one job that is NOT part of the…

Lisa Gates over at Intrisic Life Design has come up with an excellent post on going inward. Check it out. In fact, her entire I’m Calling You Out series has great advice on how to put some real meaning in your day. So when was the last time you looked at your work process or…