29th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
That’s what Bo Peabody said. But I know what he means. It’s been said that everyone in life gets the same amount of luck overall. The key is to realize when it’s staring you in the face, then to jump into action and make the most out of what you’ve been given. Read More
27th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
“Freelance Writer Subleases Comfy Chair at Starbucks” I’m pretty much expecting to see this happen any day now. They’d be well within their rights to start charging me rent, although I buy a LOT of coffee – and have recently gotten hooked on the artisan bacon sandwich (yummy, filling… and it’s bacon for Pete’s sake!). Read More
26th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
If you’re like me, you like information. You really, really, really like information! In fact, you can gorge on that stuff so long, convincing yourself you’re making progress – when all you’re really doing is expanding what you know – rather than taking real action. Read More
16th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
LOL! Not THAT list! That one’s reserved for whoever saw the “puppy no-no” on the porch and didn’t do something about it. Read More
15th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
In a word, OH YEAH… book writing can be a great gig. But only if you charge enough! The first book I ghostwrote for a client, I did for $1,250. Sounded outrageous to me at the time, because…. Read More
14th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
I got so excited about my last blog post that I forgot to steer you to where I post these jobs every week! Read More
13th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
On another of my blogs, I post writer jobs every week – dozens of them. Someone asked why I’d do that rather than keeping them for myself and I almost split a gut laughing! Read More
12th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Well, how about this for a nice way to celebrate Mothers Day? You’ve probably seen these figures before – or some variation on them. Basically, an economist adds up the hours moms spend (typically SAHMs, although WOTHMs still need to get lots of this stuff done, too) doing “mom stuff” (this alone stirred up some » Read More
9th May, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Working at a home job feels like the best of both worlds to me. Especially because my kids are both in school, I’ve got some blocks of time where I can concentrate just on writing. But if they’ve got field trips (ever decreasing due to budget cuts in the district) or award ceremonies – or » Read More
