Published on November 15, 2006
This weekend, Matt and Aubri were home so we had a fun time with them. Aubri is always a huge help with the baby and Matt and Aubri both helped put up a new storm door. Things got a bit confusing and Aubri’s dad had to come over and save the day. They’ll be home for a whole week for Thanksgiving so all the children are excited about that.
Published on November 15, 2006
Dawn Stanton’s article last week on freelance favors for friends generated a few emails. They were all supportive, except the one below. I thought running this exchange would be helpful this week…
Published on November 15, 2006
This Week:
- This One Made Us Smile – 🙂
- Kudos for Whispers and Warnings
- Freelancing for Friends
Published on November 15, 2006
Networking, promoting your writing
The more I network with writers, editors and publishers, the more I see a correlation between those efforts and increasing work and pay. The more networking I do, the more I get it right, the more the fruits of those seeds come back to reward me.
Published on November 15, 2006
Angela–Many of us would love to know more about the ethics and practicality of simultaneous submissions, especially as they fly off to literary magazines and journals, many of which report they “reply,” if you can call it that–in four-to-six months. Some are longer. Even many “B” markets that might actually pay enough to help a writer make a living indicate very long response times, even to queries.
Many thanks,
MM
Published on November 15, 2006
writing career advice
Back when I published work only occasionally, for little pay, in places no one had ever heard of, a friend ‘shared” a story assignment she was too busy to handle herself. In doing so, she introduced me to the wide publication possibilities that food-writing can open for writers.
Published on November 15, 2006
This Week:
Published on November 8, 2006
My brother arrived home safely last week after being stranded while doing missionary work. You can read his blog here: https://www.sevenapples.blogspot.com/
Looks like he’ll be returning next Spring…and our mother is NOT happy about that.
Published on November 8, 2006
This Week:
- Press Releases Are Boring – News Is Not
- Please Don’t Offer To Write Articles For A Measly $2!
- You Helped Me Start Over Again
- Kudos
Published on November 8, 2006
I’m not supposed to work for free. I know that. I’ve been freelancing for five years and know my worth. And yet, a few times each year, one friend or another will ask me for a favor. It could be as simple as proofreading a resume – that puts me on the spot regarding whether I should bring up the matter of payment…