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Monthly Assessment: November 2014

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What’s on the iPod: Iceberg by We Invented Paris This is one busy week. I’m trying to wrap up not one, but three projects before Friday. That means getting my invoicing in order for this month and getting some leads in line for January work. At the moment, I do have some work coming in,…

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Vacation Week: Music That Inspires Me

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I hope to have finished my immediate projects and have today off. I suspect so, as Friday went well with one particular project. If so, I’m checking in as I bake and prepare for tomorrow. Today I’m sharing a few favorite videos. Please share links to your favorites in the comments section. Happy Thanksgiving, friends!…

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Vacation Week: Favorite Reads

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This is a vacation week. Forget getting any work done — your clients and mine aren’t here. They’re grabbing some free time, as we all should. I’m working, but only today and tomorrow. I have a client script project due next week, so I want to get the drafts completed, today if possible. Wednesday is…

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Free Advice Friday: Surviving Holiday Writing Project Pauses

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What’s on the iPod: All Too Well by Taylor Swift Writers: Be sure to catch an all new All Indie Writers podcast by Jenn Mattern! Her guest this week is Princess Jones. Well, I started the week with two projects. I now have seven projects with shorter deadlines coming up on a holiday week. I’m…

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Changing the Client Conversation

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What’s on the iPod: Parted Ways by Heartless Bastards Do not miss Jenn Mattern’s podcast tomorrow featuring special guest Princess Jones. Visit the podcast page at All Indie Writers for more info. About a year ago,I decided to throw some of my energy behind a poetry career. At the time, I was co-partner of the 5…

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Writing Without Knowledge

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What’s on the iPod: Peachtree Battle by Butch Walker It’s Monday already? I’m expecting a good start to the week. I have a good bit of work already done on an article assignment, I’ve been ramping up marketing and it’s starting to pay off. Also, I hope to see a large client project finish up…

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CRM Systems for Writers

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What’s on the iPod: Leading Me Now by The Tallest Man on Earth Today is packed with random work. I have two interviews for my article assignment, and we have repair people arriving sometime this morning. I was given another assignment yesterday, and if I have time I’ll start on that, too. I talked on…

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Customer Relationship Management for Writers

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What’s on the iPod: Take Care of You by The Clarks It’s Wednesday and I’m still waiting for one project to finalize and for interview subjects for another project to finalize. Once more, I’m in a holding pattern when I have the most free time and ability to get stuff done. For those of us writers who…

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Top Tips Writers Series #6: Emily Fowler

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What I’m reading: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf What’s on the iPod: Photograph by Ed Sheeran I love that we all have something to learn. Every one of us, no matter where we are in our writing career, can learn new things. And sometimes the ones teaching us are writers who are just getting…

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Free Advice Friday: Becoming a Client Advocate

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What’s on the iPod: I’m a Mess by Ed Sheeran It’s been a good week. I’ve reached out to some existing clients, some new-to-me clients, and some contacts. I’m helping one client finish up a project, and I’m looking forward to another project with them. Hopefully, that will be finalized soon. As I get further…

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5 responses to “Free Advice Friday: Becoming a Client Advocate”

  1. Eileen Avatar
    Eileen
    November 7, 2014

    And don't be afraid to tell clients you think they're wrong – about an approach, an angle, a pitch, a format … whatever. That, too, is advocating for them because you want to save them pain down the road. Be able to tell them why you think so, and offer them a sound alternative. If they decide to go with their original idea, so be it; they'll have made an informed decision.

  2. Meryl K. Evans Avatar
    Meryl K. Evans
    November 7, 2014

    This is one of my favorite parts of the job. Love helping them beyond the writing part. Fantastic post, Lori. Was surprised to read you were silent in the early days … but then it makes sense as we have to learn the business and our way around.

  3. Lori Widmer Avatar
    Lori Widmer
    November 7, 2014

    It was fear of losing them, Meryl. I wonder how many of them I would have kept longer had I spoken up?

  4. Lori Widmer Avatar
    Lori Widmer
    November 7, 2014

    Great advice, Eileen. I think it's important to be frank with clients. If you tell them and they ignore you, so be it. But you told them.

  5. Devon Ellington Avatar
    Devon Ellington
    November 7, 2014

    And all of those things will allow them to trust you and want to keep working with you.

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