If you’re a productivity geek like me, you’ll love this article by Chris Hardwick on Wired.com. Hardwick test-drives three productivity books for two weeks each: Getting Things Done, Never Check E-mail in the Morning, and The 4-Hour Workweek. He concludes that The 4-Hour Workweek works best for freelancers. The article is interesting, useful — and …
Dec 31, 2008 Cool products, Cool tools, Organization
On her WordCount blog, Michelle Rafter writes about the Top 10 Digital Media Trends of 2008, from the recession to Twitter. Each of Rafter’s trends comes with a helpful takeaway for writers. [lf]
Dec 26, 2008 Cool tools
Allyson Lewis is a motivational speaker, a business coach, and the author of The Seven Minute Difference: Small Steps to Big Changes, which tells readers how to change their lives using micro-actions.
The Renegade Writer: Since we’re all freelance writers, I think a lot of us are going to be interested in how you came up …
Dec 15, 2008 Advice, Cool tools, Organization, Writer Q&A, Writing
Thanks to a tweet yesterday from LeilaM, I discovered a fantastic writing tool called Write or Die. It’s a web-based program where you set a word-count and time goal, along with a reminder mode to kick you into action (mode choices are “gentle,” “normal,” “kamikaze,” and “electric shock”) and start writing. When you let up, …
Nov 6, 2008 Cool tools
With the economy being what it is, you may have had the idea to start pitching more in hopes of bringing in more cash. Or maybe you were inspired by my idea of doing a pitch blitz in How to Gain Control Over Your Freelancing Life. Whatever the reason, you want to expand your client …
Oct 20, 2008 Advice, Cool tools, Magazines, Marketing
