Some freelancers keep expense receipts in a shoe box to deliver to their accountant before April 15. Others snap pictures of receipts with a smartphone to file into an electronic expense reimbursement app. Whichever camp you’re in, there’s no getting around taxes. Freelancers especially need to track income, expenses and deductions because ain’t nobody else […]
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The best of WordCount October 2011 posts
Popular posts of the past month: interview tips, obituaries re-imagined, Annie Proulx on writing, changes at Demand Media, breaking into freelancing and more.
Sorry everybody: WordCount’s November mini-blogathon is a no go
At the end of May, when enthusiasm for the WordCount Blogathon was running high, I was persuaded by bloggers who’d loved the experience to consider holding another event. I agreed, and announced plans for a mini-blogathon to take place in November. Time passed. And while I’m no less enthusiastic about blogging, this blog and the […]
Recommended reading for Oct. 28: NY Times, Walter Isaacson & morere
On my latest reading list for writers: the Grey Lady’s tribute to a female groundbreaker, Steve Jobs’ biography, StreetFight, WAE Network, and more.
Dear WordCount: How do I break into freelance writing?
This installment of the Dear WordCount advice column looks at how a true beginner can get started in the writing business.
Reminder: #wclw chat @ 10 am PT on taxes for freelancers
Attorney, columnist and former IRS special agent Julian Block answers your tax questions.