Job Listings – July 3, 2007Your Empty Blog I’ve noticed a trend in some of the blogs I visit lately. They haven’t been updated in months. One hasn’t seen action since November 2006. Mind you, I’m a loyal reader, but only if you’re a loyal writer. Perhaps it’s because we start blogs without knowing where…
The Workless Work WeekI’m tired. I’m sporting numerous moving aches and pains, along with a sore shoulder thanks to an uncooperative tent. The other aches and pains are making me suspect Lyme disease. Given that the deer from the park live in our backyard more than their own, it’s almost a sure bet. Three weeks…
Cutting the CordA Continuation of Our Standards DiscussionThis week I had to do something I’d much rather not do – I had to quit a client. I’ve quit a few clients before, but this was different. I rather liked these folks, and I enjoyed the work. So what made me do it? Lack of a…
Happy Birthday to… … me. And to anyone else born on this day (writer friend Pat Marcello comes to mind). That’s it. That’s all the fussing I’m doing. As the years pile on, I’ve decided it’s better to avoid and ignore. That I spent the morning in a doctor’s office for yet one more painful…
Job Listings – June 26, 2007Having StandardsThe toughest thing you will ever face in your freelance career is that person staring back at you in the mirror. That’s right – you’re your own worst obstacle. Why? Because more often than not, you’re willing to compromise your standards in order to secure the job. I’m here…
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…