Saying No is something I have trouble with; if someone approaches me with an assignment, I’m (1) flattered, even though after 12 years of freelancing this is not a rare occurrence, and (2) excited at the prospect of moolah. So even if an assignment is not ideal, in the past I’ve typically said Yes. But …
Sep 14, 2009 Advice, Personal yammerings
…it’s the day four of our e-course sessions are starting! We have:
Travel Writing Workshop with Alison Stein Wellner
Writing for Trade Magazines with Pat Curry
Magazine Writing Basics with Elaine Grant
Get Unstuck! for Freelancers with Linda Formichelli
If you’re looking to boost your freelance career to the next level, this courses will help; they’re taught by freelancers who …
Sep 12, 2009 Classes, News you can use
Thanks to everyone who entered the contest to win free entry into the Basic versions of my e-course Get Unstuck! for Freelancers and Elaine Grant’s e-course Magazine Writing Basics. The lucky winners are:
Magazine Writing Basics: Jan Adamson
Get Unstuck! for Freelancers: Denise Reynolds
Congratulations, Jan and Denise!
If you didn’t win, please do check out our e-course page …
In my post Extreme Productivity in early August, I talked about how I had my husband change my password to a time-suck writer’s forum and I downloaded a free Firefox extension called BlockSite to block other distracting sites. For a couple of days my fingers itched to type in those web addresses, but then the …
Sep 7, 2009 Advice, Ass, Observations, Personal yammerings, productivity
The contests for free entry into the Basic versions of my Get Unstuck! for Freelancers course and Elaine Grant’s Magazine Writing Basics course ends at 12 am on Tuesday, September 8. Details on how to enter are here. Read about the e-courses we’re giving away. Good luck! [lf]
