From Adventures in the Writing Life
January 3, 2012 at 11:26 am
Belated Happy New Year to all!November and December were lost in a fog of deadlines, schoolwork (reading and yet MORE deadlines!), family issues (we lost my grandmother the Wednesday ... (
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November 2, 2011 at 11:50 am
Today marks 5 months since I left my FT job and dove, basically headfirst, into freelancing.What a learning experience it's been!It's been pretty quiet on the blog lately, but ... (
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October 11, 2011 at 3:00 am
I’ve adopted the title of this post as my personal motto over the course of the past few weeks. This simple adage (and following through on it) has netted me considerable work ... (
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September 8, 2011 at 3:00 am
Synopsis: Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. “The days are long, but the years are short,” she realized. “The years ... (
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September 6, 2011 at 9:14 am
I can hardly believe that Labor Day has come and gone, so yes, friends, this means we can officially wish summer a fond farewell. Temps are in the 60’s here today, too, which ... (
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August 17, 2011 at 3:00 am
Forgive me for my erratic posting schedule this week—I’ve had a lot of non-writing related issues to tend to and the days have been getting away on me!
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August 11, 2011 at 10:12 am
It’s August, but here in Pennsylvania, we’ve had temperatures in the low 70’s all week. After a few heat waves that overstayed their welcomes, I’ll take the cooler temps.
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August 9, 2011 at 3:00 am
If you’re like me, you love a good bargain. I love nothing more than finding a high-quality item at 40% off or more. I’m not such a fan of the cheaper stores because in most ... (
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August 4, 2011 at 3:00 am
I know, there are still a few precious weeks of summer left, but I'm starting to see school supplies displayed front and center in the stores, and for most of us, that's a telltale ... (
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August 2, 2011 at 3:00 am
Just a short and sweet post today.Based on some of the buzz I'm reading on a few colleagues' blogs, it sounds like there will be a few new folks joining the ranks of the full-time ... (
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July 29, 2011 at 3:00 am
I have to admit, when I first saw the title of this book on Susan Johnston's Urban Muse blog (and later on Steph Auteri's Freelancedom), it certainly grabbed my attention.So I ... (
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From Adventures in the Writing Life
July 27, 2011 at 3:00 am
I'm piggybacking off of a recent post from Linda Formichelli's fabulous Renegade Writer blog that talks about how writers can find paying gigs. I love her blog and highly recommend ... (
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July 25, 2011 at 5:23 pm
I know, I know--I've been woefully absent from the blogosphere again. My apologies. These last few weeks have been very eye-opening and a little scary, but luckily, I think my ... (
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July 5, 2011 at 3:00 am
I've been really quiet on this blog lately, but life has taken a lot of ups, downs, and twists in the last few weeks.To put it simply, I've spent most of the last month freaking ... (
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June 10, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Today officially wraps up my first full week as a FT freelancer. Spoiler alert, however—I am still looking for a full-time, non-freelancing job. I certainly hope my writing projects ... (
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May 24, 2011 at 3:00 am
OK guys--big announcement time!The first time I said these words, they didn't quite have the excitement I thought they would. They came out more with a definite tone of uncertainty ... (
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May 19, 2011 at 3:00 am
by Mari L. McCarthyI recommend that all writers should keep a personal journal, for the self-knowledge, understanding, and creative riches that journaling offers. While my work ... (
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May 17, 2011 at 3:00 am
Besides the deadlines I’ve been scrambling to meet and the papers I’ve been frantically trying to finish, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past few weeks and I’m ... (
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May 13, 2011 at 3:00 am
As I said in Monday's post, I landed a slew of new assignments since the beginning of April, and these projects have more than restored my faith in sending LOI's to editors.Some ... (
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May 11, 2011 at 3:00 am
There are more business networking organizations in my area than I realized. A few weeks ago I received an invitation to yet another new group that’s starting with the purpose ... (
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May 9, 2011 at 3:00 am
The past few weeks have flown by in a blur of landing new projects, interviewing, writing, and meeting deadlines; wrapping up an extremely demanding semester of grad school, holding ... (
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March 29, 2011 at 3:00 am
This past Saturday a few gals from my writers’ group and I had the great pleasure of attending the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers’ Group’s annual Write Stuff conference in ... (
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March 16, 2011 at 3:00 am
I'm generally not a big fan of surprises. For myself, anyway. Oh, I like the occasional unexpected low-pressure surprise--a free coupon, a free book, or an invite to someplace ... (
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March 11, 2011 at 4:00 am
My writer's group is split into two very distinct camps: fiction and nonfiction. (A third, smaller percentage, are in the "undecided"/"still too nervous to get started" camp). ... (
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From Adventures in the Writing Life
March 9, 2011 at 4:00 am
If you’ve been at the freelancing game for awhile, you’ve had your share of good and bad writing assignments. Sometimes even a topic we pitch to editors turns out to be much ... (
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