What’s on the iPod: Galway Girl by Mundy Cead Mile Failte! What a day. I wait 364 days for today, and when it arrives, it’s like Christmas. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone! I’ll be celebrating at my favorite haunt. If you live nearby, stop in. I’d love to celebrate with you. Two years ago,…
Free Advice Friday: Building a Specialty Writing Niche
What’s on the iPod: Late in the Evening by Paul Simon It’s been a slooooow week. Where normally I’m inundated with work, I’m sitting idle. I’d be concerned if I didn’t know I had some projects about to appear. Still, I market as though nothing is in the works. You never know when a project…
The Professional Writer Quiz
What’s on the iPod: Elizabeth by The Airborne Toxic Event The week is starting out a bit rough. The article I’m working on is going well, but the potential projects talked about in January are still hanging in limbo. It’s a bit frustrating, but if the client isn’t ready, there’s not a ton you can…
Free Advice Friday: Finding Your Process
What’s on the iPod: Fast Cars and Freedom by Rascal Flatts A slow, albeit nice week. I enjoyed having time to really concentrate a full day to poetry. The article I’m writing is roughly outlined and I’ve lined up some interviews already, so it’s just waiting until the contacts can talk. I worked on a…
Things I’ve Learned from a Freelance Writing Career
What’s on the iPod: I Will Wait by Mumford & Sons I spent the week thus far deep in researching and outlining an article assignment. Normally, I know going in where the article is going, but when the editor suggested a two-part article, I had to retrace and rethink. I have a handle on it…
Monthly Assessment: February 2014
What’s on the iPod: Breathless by The Corrs Last week was a good one for getting work. A favorite editor assigned an article with the caveat that if it gets complicated, I’m free to make it a series. She’s astute (and a terrific editor) — it probably will get complicated. Some of the insurance-related issues…
Free Advice Friday: The Writing Client Interview
What’s on the iPod: Summer Girls by LFO For a week that had just a little work in it, this one was quite busy. When I have these lulls between projects, I like to have personal projects lined up. They move from just one segment of my day to the larger part of my work….
Writers & Social Media: Use Responsibly
What’s on the iPod: Kinda Fuzzy by Eels Yesterday was a bit slower for me. I was still feeling the effects of what I now suspect was a virus. I was able to get a little marketing and a little writing done, but the majority of the day was devoted to taking it slow and…
Losing Bad Writing Habits
What’s on the iPod: Twenty-One by Corey Smith What a great weekend! Friends of ours were married in a meditation ceremony, and it couldn’t have been nicer. Here were two people who had been through some rough situations separately, but who’d finally found each other (right under their noses, too), and had found a beautiful…
Free Advice Friday: This Job, Not That Job
What’s on the iPod: Iceberg by We Invented Paris I love weeks like this. I had time to work on a project, get some personal projects done, market, and meet new clients via social media. I sense a bunch of projects about to come in, and I’m gearing up to get a much-anticipated personal project…