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freelance lifestyle

Even Seasoned Scribes Fret Over “Just-Turned-In” Copy…

June 4, 2008

I recently got a note from a fellow FLCW and friend of mine up in New York. Here’s what he wrote:
Peter: Do you sometimes anguish over the waiting period, after you’ve submitted work to a client and then anticipate their thumbs-up or thumbs-down response? As I write these words, I’m waiting on [...]

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“Stupidest Question Ever Asked” Spawns 5 Commercial Writing “Facts”

May 27, 2008

A year or so back, I got an email from an Atlanta gentleman that has to be a top contender for The Stupidest Question Ever Asked. I realize that’s not very nice, and I know “there’s no such thing as a stupid question” when starting out, but still…. In essence, here’s what he wrote:
“I [...]

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Where Do You See the Commercial Writing Field Going in the Future?

May 4, 2008

It’s nice to be appreciated. As some of you know – mainly those in the D.C. area – I’ve been invited back for an encore plenary speech at the annual conference of Washington Independent Writers (www.washwriter.org) entitled: THE WRITING LIFE: “Where We Are and Where We Are Going,” on June 14th. Great conference, by the [...]

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What Was Your Most Unusual Commercial Writing Project?

April 25, 2008

Was doing a talk about commercial writing (www.wellfedwriter.com) recently when someone asked, “Isn’t writing for business pretty dull and uncreative?”? My reply? “I don’t glorify this field and won’t tell you you’ll get all your creative fulfillment from it. That said, I’m pleasantly surprised on a regular basis at the interesting, challenging – and dare [...]

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Why Do YOU Love the Freelance Life?

April 19, 2008

I was in downtown Atlanta a few weeks back, delivering a few seminars at a writers conference. I loooove getting out from behind my computer and mingling with the rest of humanity (and when they’re paying me, even better…). It’s part of the variety that makes me love this life I (we) have.
Well, apparently, [...]

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