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….
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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…
Free Advice Friday: Extracting Pay from Writing Clients
What’s on the iPod: Call Girl Blues by Diamond Rug Snow. I love it. Good thing, because late Wednesday night after we’d gone to bed, it started coming down. By morning, we had over 6 inches in the driveway and it just kept coming down. I’m writing this ahead of time should the power decide…
Free Advice Friday: Writing a Terrific Query
What’s on the iPod: Katharine Song by Runaway Dorothy (link below) It feels like the world is starting to return to its normal orbit. Not that things were completely a-kilter, but I did get the sense that my work life (and home life, for that matter) were a bit on the random side. Given the…
Free Advice Friday: Getting in Touch With Writing Clients
What’s on the iPod: Blunderbuss by Jack White It’s been a good week. It started with disappointment — losing a client because of communication problems — but quickly turned around as new clients came into the picture. I’m on track to meet my monthly goals, so that’s a good thing. Today’s topic: how to contact writing…
Free Advice Friday: Writing Contract Language
What’s on the iPod: No Line on the Horizon by U2 I get by with a little help from my friends — The Beatles said it, and it’s true. This week’s Free Advice Friday is brought to you by one of my closest friends. Cathy Miller was part of the original conversation that became this…
Free Advice Friday: Pricing Projects
What’s on the iPod: The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man on Earth What started as a dismal week turned into an interesting, work-filled one. I had one project on Monday. Today, there are four. The freelance life is a fickle one. I was still busy as the one project was quite large, so I…