Greatness is having a mission, working hard to accomplish it, and instead of resting on your laurels, upping the bar and going after it all over again. And again. And again. Dick Rosenthal shared those and other thoughts on greatness and overcoming adversity at a private fundraising event in Portland yesterday. With the financial world […]
10 things freelancers can do to save money in a bad economy
Last week I wrote about 10 simple things freelancers could do to help their writing business in a bad economy. Most of the suggestions were related to marketing: updating your resume, contacting editors or exploring other ways to expand your business. As the stock market continues to slide and it looks like we could be […]
10 things writers can do right now to feel better about the economy
There’s nothing you can do about the Wall Street financial crisis or the $700 billion bail out package that Congress is debating as I write this. You can’t control the economy, or the price of gas or who’s going to win the presidential election in November. In the face of so uncertainty, it’s easy to […]
Is it time for freelancers to take a full-time job?
On Monday the House voted down the Bush Administration’s $700 billion Wall Street bail out and stocks took their biggest dive in 20 years. People are freaking out over lost retirement savings and whether they’ll be able to make their mortgage payments. There’s a presidential election in five weeks, and who knows what change that […]
Mediabistro.com on contributing editors: "gigs with teeth"
Mediabistro.com, the career center for freelancers and other media types, just published an illuminating article about contributing editors, and I’m not just saying that because I was interviewed for the story. The article, “Between Freelancer and Staffer: Contributing Editors,” by E.B. “Liza” Boyd, explains how the title means different things at different publications but for […]
How freelancers can organize their writing time
It’s back to school time. In that spirit of higher education, over the next month or so, I’ll be running a series of posts on freelancing basics. Today’s lesson – organizing your writing time. It’s one thing to get assignments. It’s another to schedule your time to maximize your earnings potential. Here’s one way to […]