What’s on the iPod: Temporary Ground by Jack White Three articles in four days — yes, it can be done. I finished a 2K-word piece yesterday around noon. That made a total of 4,200 words for the week in just client work. I might even take today off. I was embarrassed to find out that…
Writer Wednesday: The Great Compromise
What’s on the iPod: Revelation Blues by The Tallest Man on Earth If you want to get anything done, just put a vacation on your radar. So far this week I’ve written two articles and I’m talking with two client prospects on various project possibilities. And I’m probably going to be revising content on the…
5 Ways to Kill Your Writing Career
What’s on the iPod: Peace Sign by We Were Promised Jetpacks Without a house project going on all the time, I’ve come away from my weekends feeling positively bored by Sunday night. I think that’s good — I’m eager to get back to work, and I’ve managed to read a lot more than I have…
Identifying Your Ideal Writing Client
What’s on the iPod: Safe by The Airborne Toxic Event It’s been a fruitful week so far. I’ve made good progress on two articles and I hope to have one in to the editor today. The other won’t be far behind. That means Lori gets a much-deserved vacation soon. This week has also been fruitful…
Tactical Tuesday: 6 Step Marketing
What’s on the iPod: Skinny Love by Birdy I can’t believe it’s Tuesday and I’m just now getting around to telling you about my weekend. That’s a good sign, believe me. Saturday I don’t even remember. I know it was slow and it involved reading. It always involves the farmers market, so I know we…
Free Advice Friday: 10 Money-Saving Resources for Writers
What I’m reading: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz What’s on the iPod: Alone in My Home by Jack White Some days, you just know you’re about to have a good day. I sat down at this desk yesterday with purpose; I had a plan. Allotting time to three separate projects,…
8 Places to Find Article Ideas
What’s on the iPod: Think Out Loud by Ed Sheeran Once more, we were without AC for a little bit. The repair man was fast in getting to me — within an hour of the call — but the part had to be ordered. It was hot outside — 88 degrees F — but it…
Free Advice Friday: This Job, Not That Job
What I’m reading: The Liars Club by Mary Karr (second reading) What’s on the iPod: Leading Me Now by The Tallest Man on Earth This has been one weird week. On Tuesday evening, a storm blew through. It wasn’t all that — some wind, a little rain, but nothing to write home about. Even stranger…
8 Ways to Know You’ll Fail at Freelance Writing
What’s on the iPod: Better Together by Jack Johnson We started the week with no air conditioning and temperatures that went over 90 degrees (F). Luckily, what we’d thought was cause for a new central air unit turned out to be just a disconnected wire. How it became disconnected is anyone’s guess, but it was…
The Cyclical Freelance Life
What’s on the iPod: Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn After June’s wedding marathon month, we were, finally, able to have a weekend of doing nothing. The kids are all back from their respective honeymoons and moving on with their new lives. We enjoyed a nice long weekend with no plans other than to see…