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Tuesday, June 21, 2005MIXING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE - Moving Up In The Writing World....So I know I mentioned this before, but I have become increasingly clever about my writing engagements and personal activities and plans...:) I wrote about my little brother's 8th grade graduation for an article in a local paper, and also about my former rugby team just for fun. I also just cracked a... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, June 20, 2005Laziness About Invoices - Getting on the Ball, or Getting the Ball RollingSo I am beginning to think I am the craziest freelancer of them all! For all of 2005 and even before that, I have had this aversity toward creating and sending invoices to my editors and publishers. I don't quite understand it from a psychological standpoint... I mean, classical conditioning should... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, June 19, 2005Thank you everyone, for your caring and sound advice!I think I just didn't realize how desperately I do need a support network of fellow writers experiencing the same things as I am.... You have restored and refreshed my motivation, the ambitious facet of my personality and my drive and will to succeed. For this I thank you! Love to word.smith... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, June 17, 2005My motivation is sinking and I feel so unfulfilled...I've been doing the freelance thing for about a month and a week. My dad is freaking because I don't have a "real job." My mom gets sad because I sleep a lot and hole up in my room, avoiding chores and personal contact. My gut tells me a lot of the jobs I take aren't even minimum wage once you... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, June 16, 2005You Asked for It! Tips for Entry Level Freelancers - Step One...Making enough to pay the bills... So you want to be a freelance writer? Well what are you waiting for?! Money does grow on trees, in a sense... Writing, unless strictly done on a word processor and published on the Internet, involves trees somehow - whether by the paper we as writers employ or the... Sign in to see full entry.For Tax Purposes...So I've heard two different stories recently.... As a freelance writer - i.e. self-employed person - I obviously have to declare my income and pay taxes just as any other professional or employee of any company would. But the problem comes when I've heard two different stories as to HOW I should go... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, June 15, 2005Learn the Art of Double DippingOK, so maybe writing for your local magazine won't make you rich, but it can sure help you pay the bills! Just how much is your time worth? When you have a family obligation or personal engagement to attend, that is dipping into your work time. And as a freelance writer, time is money. The more time... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, June 14, 2005Writer's Block... or Writer's Blockout?I don't know about you guys, but I sure have a hard time turning down paid work. Even when it is monotonous and tedious and boring... same old, same old. Do you ever accept a project because you see the dollar signs before you see the hours, maybe days even, of work that you'll be putting in.... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, June 7, 2005So much to write, so little time.... Strike while inspiration's hot!When do you feel most inspired? I have written my best song lyrics in the shower. My best journal entries when I'm unabatedly emotional... Offered my best advice when I'm securely separate from the situation... When it comes to writing the best articles, though, it seems the midnight through 3 a.m.... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, June 6, 2005Fulltime Freelance, Full Speed Ahead!If you are reading this, you probably at one point in your life decided you wanted to be a fulltime freelance writer...just like me. Well, I mean I decided I want to be one. I'm not quite sure if I've made it yet, but I wanted to share a few tips that I've found very useful! You see, I recently lost... Sign in to see full entry. |
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