Work/Life Balance
Keeping the Free in Freelancing
I’m not talking about writing for free. But instead the free as in the freedom that we have as freelancers. One of the biggest benefits we have is the freedom to set our own schedules, which means working when we want as well taking time off when we want – in theory, anyway. It’s easy…
[Read more...]When Freelancing Isn’t Rainbows and Unicorns: What to Do When You Hit a Rough Patch
I should be on top of the world with freelancing right now. I am having my best year income-wise by far, new clients are approaching me for work, and I have more work than I can handle. But instead, the last few weeks have been really rough. Here’s why: I have had more drafts returned…
[Read more...]Taking Stock of 2016: 4 Numbers You Need to Know
You can’t get where you want to go in 2017 if you don’t know what went both right and wrong in 2016. If I don’t do this while the calendar still says 2016, then I’ll find myself diving into 2017 without fully understanding how I got where I am. With freelancing, it is really important…
[Read more...]Paying Your Mortgage vs Making a Difference
The first thing I remember writing was a poem about the sunset while sitting on the vinyl seat of my parents’ ’68 gray Oldsmobile Cutlass. I was five. And going to the store with my mom. As we pulled into the parking lot, we were surrounded by the most beautiful deep purple and gray tones…
[Read more...]How to Not Lose Your Mind (And Your Freelance Writing Clients) When Your Kids Have 9 Snow Days in A Row
There are eight 11-year-old boys in my house as I am trying to write this. Only one of them is mine. They are currently involved in an elaborate game of hide and seek so every time I open a cabinet or closet, a tween boy jumps out and startles me. There is a pile of…
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