How bad are times for freelance writers? After calculating my expected earnings for the first half of 2009, my conclusion is: bad, but not as bad as it could be.
Drano for writers: 10 tricks to get the words flowing again
Writer’s block has to be one of the worst occupational hazards of freelancing, right up there with magazines that take forever to pay. Lifehacker, one of my favorite sources of unconventional thinking on getting stuff done, suggests curing writer’s blog by stepping away from something you’re working on while the words are still flowing. Do […]
Happy Memorial Day
There’s more to life than work, even for the self-employed. Go on a picnic. Take a bike ride. Hike through the woods. Enjoy the day. WordCount will be back tomorrow.
How do writers squeeze more money out of their work?
One of my income goals for 2009 is increasing earnings from alternative revenue sources, such as sales of reprints or blog posts I repurpose into ebooks or revenue from teaching classes, training or mentoring – basically anything I’m not creating entirely from scratch. During 2008, my passive income amounted to less than 1 percent of […]
Freelance link love for week of May 17
Here’s what I’m reading this week. First, from my fellow bloggers participating in the 2nd Annual WordCount Blogathon: Organization. It’s an art, really. – Tips for work and life from freelance writer Danielle Buffardi’s blog, Horrible Sanity. Partner with others – Nobody said writing had to be a solitary pursuit. Sometimes it helps to have […]
Best of WordCount: Oregon edition
I live and work in Portland, Oregon, and this weekend’s Best of WordCount is dedicated to the area’s burgeoning media community: Can the techies save the news? – If the scene at the recent BarCampPortland III meet up was any indication, that could very well be the case. The Smalltown News – Small newspapers are […]