The Buck Stops Where?Had an interesting situation a while back with a client in which I was told that because I wasn’t around to answer questions, this person missed his deadline. The scenario briefly – an article I wrote and handed a week before this particular request came in. Since we’d pushed back on the…
Friday ChuckleMy writing chum Mike Sieber wrote a great rant about logos recently on his Adventures in Copywriting web log. Go on – read it. I’ll wait…. What made me laugh is that this is the same frustrating scenario we’ve all faced at one time or another. We have clients who, for whatever reason, focus…
Baby, We’re Stars!Dear chum Anne Wayman and yours truly appear in the latest issue of The Writer! Thanks to Debbie Swanson who penned the article on where to find sources for your writing. Good job, Debbie! You made us look good. 🙂
DisconnectCertain young, ultra-connected inhabitants of my house seem to think my cell phone should be on at all times or I should at least be near a phone and available. I’ve been asked, “How can anyone find you if your phone is turned off?” To that, I respond, “Perhaps I don’t want to be found.”…
The HiccupsEven though I have ongoing work, I’m starting to get nervous. See, I just came off a whirlwind couple of months where I was chained to the keyboard finishing numerous projects. For the past two weeks (it seems like longer!), I’ve been relatively idle, with just two projects taking up my time. It’s given…
Job Listings – June 12, 2007Two Really Good Years It’s been a really good two years. The best, in fact. Today is the anniversary of the day I was smart enough to marry the man whose car is parked in the other garage bay. 🙂 It’s been ten years since we first met (last week…
Ask and You Shall ReceiveIn a recent conversation with a writer friend, he was a bit taken aback by the contract terms sent to him by his latest client, which we’ll call Big Name Publication. He spelled out a few, which had to do with kill fees and reprint rights. He was concerned and didn’t…
Your Financial Picture Terrific blog post by Kristen King – it’s a must-read for every freelancer. Inkthinker: What Is Your Freelance Financial Picture?
Job Listings – June 4, 2007When the Customer is WrongI had a conversation with a writer friend this past week regarding one of her current clients. Her “editor” had made some friendly criticisms of her work – and from this chair, incorrect criticisms. That was disconcerting enough, but when he took her well-crafted sentences and…
I’m Pretty Sure I’m Right This Time
In a really strange conversation with an interview subject yesterday, the man I was talking to was dead wrong and I could prove it. But I chose not to. His pronunciation of my last name was waaaaay off the spelling of it, and when I corrected him, he said, “No, it says right here in…