It’s Friday. After the week I’ve had, I’m tempted to spell it “fried-day.” Glad the weekend — and a holiday — are upon us. Since my brain is already out of the office for the week, let’s have some more poking-fun-at-bad-jobs time. Once again, this one is from Paula Hendrickson, our resident celebrity writer and…
9 Tough Client Conversations (and how to rock them)
What I’m listening to: All Apologies by Nirvana Tuesday already? Wow. I blinked and last week was gone. This one is looking the same. The workload isn’t big, but the marketing for the conference is taking up a lot of time. On a LinkedIn Group discussion, a new writer was asking where she could go…
Freelance Show & Tell
What I’m listening to: California by The Airborne Toxic Event I spent this week working on smaller projects for clients, which has given me a little time to work on my brochure and website copy. Full disclosure: It also gave me time to stare at a live feed of a giraffe eating, pacing, brooding like…
Tuesday Take: 2 Simple Ways to Deliver Freelance Fabulousness
What I’m reading: On Writing by Stephen King What I’m listening to: A Part of It by We Were Promised Jetpacks As I was preparing a project draft the other day, I was thinking about something the client had said a while back. “You get me. I don’t know how you do it, but you…
Free Advice Friday: The New Freelance Writer’s Income
What I’m listening to: Noise Pollution by Portugal, The Man Ah, Friday. I’m ready for this weekend. I had a steady stream of work this week, and I’m ready for a break. This was the weekend that I was supposed to work — a regular client needs a proofreading job done by Monday — but…
Writers Worth Wednesday: This Job, Not That Job
What I’m listening to: Life by The Avett Brothers It’s been a busy week after a hectic, travel-filled weekend. Friday was a maelstrom of stuff happening at once. I’ll go into that another time, but getting back to work on Monday was a bit of a relief. Who looks forward to work? We freelancers do,…
Your Freelance Earnings Goal (and why $100K may not be it)
What I’m listening to: The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man on Earth Today was going to be a This Job, Not That Job post, but then a comment came in from a reader. Michelle had read The $100K Myth post from nearly two years ago, and her comment was spot on. She said this: If…
Your Freelance Writing PR Push
What I’m listening to: Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran What a weekend. St. Patrick’s Day — my official holiday — my daughter and I were at the pub at 8 am. First ones through the door, though a woman had just walked up and was standing there waiting for it to be exactly 8 am….
11 Years Later…
What I’m listening to: The Wild Rover by The Pogues Happy blog-iversary to Words on the Page! And happy blog-iversary to all of you who have been with me along the way. Whether you’ve been commenting from Day One (Devon Ellington has!), sporadically, or lurking, I appreciate you. You guys are equal partners with me…
The Importance of a Serious Freelance Rate
What I’m listening to: Get On Your Boots by U2 Here it comes. A snow day for my region. The state of emergency for my town was put out early yesterday when the sun was blazing and the skies were a gorgeous blue. Not today. The latest forecast: 18 to 24 inches. That minimum number kept…