From Freelancedom
September 27, 2011 at 4:06 am
This is a metaphorical lump of dough.
Like any good love affair, even a thriving writing career can get into a slump. And by “slump,” I’m not referring to the ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
September 22, 2011 at 4:01 am
At the beginning of June, I started ghostwriting an ebook with a very aggressive timeline. I didn’t take on many other projects during that time, aside from a blog post here ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
September 16, 2011 at 10:43 am
Just the other month, I asked if you write for the bucks or the byline. As someone who had stumbled into a fairly steady stream of ghostwriting and co-authoring work completely ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
September 13, 2011 at 12:34 pm
For the past seven years, I’ve had a love affair with the self-help genre. I’ve devoured books like Only French Women Get Fat and The Flex Diet looking for solutions ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
September 7, 2011 at 1:44 pm
I'm quoted in here, yo.
I create content for online magazines. I blog here at Freelancedom. I spend way too much time on Twitter. I get all my news from whatever I happen to ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
September 1, 2011 at 11:35 am
Michael and I were supposed to travel up to Vermont this weekend for an incredible Labor Day Food, Wine, & Rejuvenation retreat. There were going to be daily fitness classes. ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
August 30, 2011 at 1:03 pm
While it may seem that my life revolves around short-form magazine pieces about vibrators and low libido, what some of you may not know is that — once upon a time — ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
August 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm
You can't wear ALL the hats. You'll just look silly.
Last month, I wrote a piece on spec for a new online startup. I wouldn’t typically do such a thing, but I was ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
August 19, 2011 at 4:42 am
Why yes, this is the sexy Colin Wright.
I daydream a lot about leaving the area where I’ve been living for the past 31 years. I think of going back to Graz, Austria, for ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
August 17, 2011 at 10:28 am
Earlier this week, I joined a yoga studio just two minutes from my condo, and started trying out different classes. I had been using Shiva Rea and Rodney Yee DVDs at home, but ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
August 11, 2011 at 1:42 pm
About two and a half years ago, I blogged about feeling limited by the sex writing niche I’d found myself in. Since then, I’ve been an editor at a web magazine featuring ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
August 9, 2011 at 11:23 am
Now that we’re back to business as usual here at Freelancedom, it’s time to focus on the important stuff: Taking our businesses to the next level. Elevating them beyond ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
August 4, 2011 at 10:58 am
It’s been a crazy couple of months. I (ghost)wrote an ebook in six weeks, and am just now wrapping up editing. During that time, I haven’t done much else. (Though I ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
July 31, 2011 at 5:56 pm
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
July 26, 2011 at 11:41 am
Bringing good vibes to all the good boys and girls...
I don’t usually promote events here that don’t have a direct link to writing, freelancing, or entrepreneurship, ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
July 20, 2011 at 10:17 am
About four years ago, I walked into my publisher’s office and handed him a resignation letter.
I didn’t do it as a negotiation tactic. I wasn’t trying to force ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
July 15, 2011 at 2:34 pm
You may have noticed that, recently, I put a pretty, pretty new banner ad up in my sidebar for something called Sweat EquiTees. While I typically wouldn’t advertise for apparel ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
July 13, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Last week — while in the midst of ghostwriting an ebook, and having just landed another, regular blog ghostwriting gig — I posted about my writerly motivations, and ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
July 7, 2011 at 10:36 am
There was a time when seeing my name in the newspaper, or in a glossy magazine, was enough to make me squee.
I hated assignments that didn’t offer author credit, and generally ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
July 5, 2011 at 10:04 am
The very first session of the Freelancedom Book Club didn’t go as I’d hoped, but I saw it coming. As soon as I opened my copy of The It Factor and started reading, ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
June 30, 2011 at 12:04 pm
When I chose The It Factor last month as our first book club book, I didn’t really expect to be so put off by it. The Amazon reviews were, for the most part, overwhelmingly ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
June 28, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Earlier this week, J. Maureen Henderson wrote a post for Forbes on what networking isn’t… and what it could be. I cheered as I read her post, because she got it. She ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
June 23, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Because everything is more attractive in black + white...
Four years ago today, Michael and I promised each other our undying love and devotion*. We said “I do,” danced ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
June 21, 2011 at 8:49 am
I believe that, in order to succeed, you should always be learning… even after you yourself have achieved expert status (a dubiously subjective term in itself).
Which is ... (
more)
From Freelancedom
June 15, 2011 at 1:43 pm
This self-portrait, by William A. Clark, is both brilliant and eerily familiar. (Whatever. I love ramen noodles.)
My writer-buddy Stacy Lipson recently moved to NYC to pursue her ... (
more)
Loading ...