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Mission Creep: Editing-->Writing
Scope creep is inevitable. I've accepted that, along with the fact that "final copy" rarely is ( Read more... ) -
Freelance Workshop in SF Bay Area
Hi all,
If anyone is in the San Francisco Bay Area and interested in taking a class on the business and craft of freelance writing, here's an opportunity. I'll be one of the panelists:
What: California Writers Club Freelance Writing WorkshopWhen: Saturday, March 15 10 a.m. to 3 p.m ( Read more... ) -
Where I'm spending my energy
Hi all,
I said I was going to post here regularly. Instead, I've started a blog for freelancers and self-employed people of all types:
Serenity for the Self-Employed
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I am not a lawyer, but...
If anyone's been following the Authors Guild class-action lawsuit against publishers, you may already know that a federal appeals court made an important ruling on it yesterday. I didn't until Erik Sherman pointed it out. Let me see if I can use my reporter training to boil this down: The authors were annoyed that publishers put their work online ( ( Read more... ) -
Checking in
This group has been pretty quiet lately. I think I'm going to make an effort to post every day to get some discussion going or at least provide some interesting info.
Today, I want to report back on two new-to-me blogs that are fun to read and helpful:
Screw You! blogThis blog is written by an irreverent freelancer. She calls out her clients on ( Read more... ) -
You're fired!
I'm all about firing nuisance clients lately. I've been putting a lot of thought into the kind of writer's life I'd like to have, and it does NOT involve being at the beck and call of people who can't pay my whole rate, are assholes, don't challenge me, or behave shadily. I'm of the firm belief that firing a problem client opens up space in your ( Read more... ) -
Writing business class
In case anyone's checking in on this lovely post-Labor Day day, I thought I'd pass along a resource that was really useful for me as I started freelancing two years ago:
Erik Sherman's Planning Your Writing Business class.He's offering it again, as you can see. Man, did it help me get a grip of how much time I really need to be spending on work ( Read more... ) -
FL journalism news: professional organizations
For those of you considering joining professional organizations, take this into account:
The head of the Society for Professional Journalists' freelance committee just resigned, citing SPJ's support of publishers and against freelancers looking to defend their contracts. Or at least that's one perspective ( Read more... ) -
A good reminder
In case any of you are struggling with a client's unreasonable demands, check out this little word of encouragement from writer Erik Sherman:
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Creativity and business acumen
Hi all ( Read more... )