A writer friend and I were talking recently, and she echoed my sentiments – those writers who say “I won’t lift a finger for under XX/hour or word” are either bluffing or selling themselves short. See, this friend and I are now working for a company that enhances our bottom line by four figures monthly….
Job Listings – September 4, 2007
Permanently TemporaryForever seems to be a shrinking concept – especially with ongoing projects. What’s interesting is the long-term work opportunities that fade away after one or two projects. At the beginning of this year, I signed on for a long-term gig. It lasted two articles before the employer ran out of capital. Another long-term gig…
Blog Day 2007I missed Blog Day! Because of my crazy workload, I didn’t get over to Lillie Ammann’s blog until today (Sunday – yea, I’m working through the holiday). There, she explains Blog Day, and gives her list of five favorites from different genres. So, late to the dance I come. Here are five I…
Totally OverwhelmedJust received a project yesterday that’s rather huge. Mind you, my job is to reformat, reduce the page count and proofread 300 pages. In ten days. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Yep, it’s going to be close to impossible. Worse, I have other projects that have deadlines. One today. Another tomorrow. Another in…
Overworked, But PaidI’m overrun with projects this week. While I love the work, I’d love it if the jobs were a bit more spaced apart. However, I shan’t complain – I’m working. Amen. Alleluia. It could be worse. It could be like last year at this time when the two nickels I had to rub…
Dude, Where’s My Cash?I’ve been pretty fortunate this year in collecting what’s due me. Usually, I’m paid within a month or two (and yes, that’s late) of invoice. These are regular clients, so it’s a bit more predictable. However, there’s always one. This particular one has a deliquent bill of six months. Honestly, I’d forgotten…
Lacking LusterI guess I’m just not star struck enough. I walked up to the movie set today to watch from the crowd, and while it was fun to see how these folks work, I wasn’t gaga. I wasn’t all oooo and ahhhh over the fact that the stars looked our direction or waved (Mark Wahlberg…
Creative PlagiarismI miss the old days – you know, when you knew what plagiarism looked like. You could identify it, label it, deal with it. Nowadays, plagiarism is veiled in a blanket of reworded content. Kathy Kerhli shows us one example of today’s rampant plagiarism and copyright infringement – wonder how a court would handle…
Excitement in Valley Forge Admit it – if a film crew was mere walking distance from your house, you’d blow off work to go see too, wouldn’t you? Naturally, I walked up and missed them, but my daughter gets credit for capturing Mark Wahlberg on film. Tomorrow’s mission – to get a good image of…
Genre Shm-enreTess Gerritsen wrote an interesting post on her blog this week after she received a scathing letter from a reader. One of Tess’ books was reprinted and this reader was pissed because she didn’t like it compared to Tess’ current work. Here’s what I don’t get – this “fan”, who has no idea what…