Freelance writing has offered me today what most people work their lives to be able to have. We have a nice home, a great family and time to enjoy it all. We are living out our retirement instead of waiting for it to come. I might still be working, but does it really count when [...]

There are very few writers that I know who stay ahead of the game. Most of us are running so far behind the pack that we forget there is a pack. There is something about the rush to complete a project on time AND at the last minute that just sets the freelance writer’s muse [...]

Every morning I make a list of what needs to be done that day and about how much time it will take. When I totaled up today’s task I discovered that I only had 26 hours of work and errands to do. I may have bit off a little more than I can chew. It’s [...]

Writing is something that I have dreamed about most of my life. In the last several years have been pursuing that dream with a focus on success. Along the way I have discovered a number of tools, websites and people that have encouraged, redirected and motivated me to the place where I can say “I [...]

There are always distractions in my home. Some are ordinary, salesman on the phone type distractions and some are so hair raising that I won’t go into details. We homeschool our three boys. The two oldest do a curriculum and the 3 year old colors or “reads.” The house is small and there is no [...]

The end of the year is closing in fast. There is only two full months left in the year and those will fly by (they always do in our house). If I want to be prepared for the New Year then I need to start getting ready today. By starting early I can also focus [...]

It is becoming obvious to me that today is a day to focus on tweaking my blog website. Most of the articles I have coming to my feeder have been focused on this subject. And then there are those others that I stumbled over in one way or another. All and all my reading material [...]

There are a number of bloggers on the internet who make a living from their blogs. I am not one of them – yet! A recent article at All Freelance Writers about making money as a blogger got me thinking about whether I want to make a living from my blogs and just what I [...]

“You work all the time.” My husband was tying to be sympathetic, but I wasn’t sure if it was for me or for him. My freelance writing is the only income that we currently have coming into our home. YES! I do work a lot. No, I do not work all the time. Part of [...]

There is so much to do around here. Just when I think I’ve got it all under control, someone adds something to my list, needs an all day errand or requests a rush job. Most days I feel like I’m playing catch up on my to-do list. These last few days have been different. Not [...]