Tag: writing career

Balancing the Writing Job and the Writing Passion

Balancing the Writing Job and the Writing Passion
December 8, 2011
About Writing

Working full time as a writer doing freelance work and work of my own can be a juggling act on the best days and a tightrope act on some of the worst. I have to find a way to balance the work for pay with the writing for passion (which …Click Here to continue

Expectations of a Fulltime Freelance Writer

Expectations of a Fulltime Freelance Writer
October 18, 2011
About Writing

My freelance writing career started out of necessity. I NEEDED to make some extra money so that the bill collectors would not start collecting our stuff. That necessity allowed me to stumble over a place where I find joy and contentment in the work that I do. Some days it …Click Here to continue

Gearing up for National Novel Writing Month

Gearing up for National Novel Writing Month
October 17, 2011
About Writing

National Novel Writing Month can be one more tool for the belt of the successful writer. It drives you to put words down without slowing to account for grammar, flow or even waiting for that annoying muse to show. You just have to WRITE. I have signed up for NaNoWriMo …Click Here to continue

Writing Full Time

November 10, 2009
Business of Freelance

Writing full time does not mean that I am writing for pay of every word that touches the paper (or computer screen). Building a freelance writing career requires many words that are written for my own benefit or for free exposure. Some writing is like the years spent at school …Click Here to continue