It’s My Monday
I’m kicking off the new year with a new-to-me concept: taking one workday per week to focus on my own creative writing projects. I dubbed it It’s My Monday.
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Lessons you can learn from an independent contractor
Freelancers and independent contractors can learn a lot from each other. Sometimes we learn things directly. Sometimes indirectly. I’ve recently had a series of tradesmen repairing exterior and interior storm damage to the house. A team of at least a dozen roofers descended early one morning to replace the garage roof and a flat roof … Read more
Concision Counts
Writing 350- to 500-word articles for Emmy taught me to quickly convey the essence of a person or subject, but writing 50- to 100-word bios for Cablefax and Variety proved a crash course in concision. Writing tight involves more than cutting extraneous words. It requires sharp focus and the ability to delete potentially fascinating details. Even editors who … Read more
Self-Assessment and the Freelance Writer
A lot of freelancers boost their self-esteem by looking at their client lists or reviewing old clips, but seeing how your efforts are generating income is pretty inspiring, too
New Year, New Goals
This year my professional goal is to ghostwrite more articles, columns, and blog posts for businesses.