The end of June marked the end of Q2 of writing this blog, which I officially launched in January to keep track of changes in the freelance writing and online news business. In the past three months, WordCount hit some major milestones. Here are a few: Best month ever – When I decided to write […]
WordCount post included in The New Writer's Handbook 2008
I’m happy to announce that a post from WordCount, my blog about freelance writing, will appear in The New Writer’s Handbook 2008, an anthology about writing scheduled to be published in August by Scarletta Press. The post, Asking the Hard Questions is a list of tips for conducting tough interviews. The New Writer’s Handbook 2008 […]
Lessons learned: WordCount's 100th blog post
What you’re reading marks the 100th post on this blog, WordCount, which I started as an easy and free way to post my resume and clips online where prospective editors could see them. Very quickly it evolved into a continuing examination of how online media is changing the business of freelance writing. I did a […]
OC Register experiment to move some edit functions to India
I write about outsourcing a lot, for publications like Workforce Management and IncTechnology.com, so I know companies are outsourcing more of what they consider to be non-essential business tasks: processing payroll checks, staffing health benefits call centers or other back-office human resources or finance department duties. Sometimes it’s to reduce overhead costs. Sometimes it’s to […]
Sick day redux: it's amazing what you can do if you have to
I am still sick. But today I had to do an interview for a 2,000-word company case study. I’d already postponed it once due to being sick and one of the guys I was scheduled to interview is going on vacation for two weeks, so there was no question of postponing it again. And surprise, […]
Even freelancers have to take a sick day sometimes
I am sick. Very sick. With some kind of super flu bug. So sick I actually postponed a phone interview I had scheduled for this morning. So sick I’m having trouble typing this without making mistakes. So sick this measly post is going to be it for me today. Because even freelancers have to take […]