This is a Q&A with Sage Cohen, the author of The Productive Writer and Writing the Life Poetic, both from Writer’s Digest Books, and the poetry collection Like the Heart, the World. Her writing has appeared in publications including Writer’s Digest Magazine, Poet’s Market 2011, Cup of Comfort for Writers, The Oregonian, and How to …
Jan 6, 2011 Advice, Motivation, Organization, productivity, Writer Q&A
Happy almost-New-Year! This is an updated version of a post I wrote a couple of years ago. The advice is still relevant, and it’s something I follow myself every year.
Once the confetti is cleaned up and the hangover is over, it’s time to start thinking of your 2011 plans for freelance writing. The new year …
Dec 13, 2010 Advice, Motivation, Organization, productivity
Since August, I’ve been working two days per week and still earning full-time income writing for magazines. My goal, when I started this two-day workweek, was to spend more time with my now one-year-old son, have more fun, and do more volunteering. On my days off I do check e-mail just to make sure nothing …
Jan 30, 2010 Advice, Motivation, productivity
The moment happened three weeks ago. My husband told me our auto insurance company needed the title to a car that had been totaled. My stomach sank. I knew the title was in our safe deposit box over at the bank. When my son was a toddler he’d wreaked havoc in my office, picking labels …
Jan 1, 2009 Help us!, Organization, Self improvement
Renegade Writer instructor Alison Stein Wellner and I have decided to out ourselves in 2009. No, not like that … like this:
We’re slobs! We decided that in 2009, we’re going to clean up our freelancing lives, and that starts with our offices. We’ll start by showing you photos of what we’re dealing with (believe us, …
Dec 30, 2008 Help us!, Organization, Self improvement
