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How do you choose clips?

Someone recently asked me to provide a small selection of my clips. Not an unexpected phenomenon, not for someone who makes her living as a writer. And especially not for someone who makes her living as a writer who’s on … Continue reading

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A working holiday?

Over at The Freelance Writing Jobs Network, there’s been an interesting little debate raging on about the pros and cons of working over the holidays. The discussion, titled Dear Freelance Writer, When You Were Partying, I Stole Your Client sparked … Continue reading

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Don’t get sick

Should anyone out there be wondering, “Hmmm, should I get the swine flu vaccine?” let me just say one thing: YES. DO IT. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Otherwise, you may end up like my generally healthy 35-year-old husband, who we’re pretty … Continue reading

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Updating the old resume

Is there anything quite as tedious as updating your resume? Other than copying old clips, that is? It occurred to me a few days ago that I hadn’t updated my resume to include a couple of new writing clients, so … Continue reading

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What I will do on my summer vacation

I’m having a pretty good spring so far. I’ve landed a few assignments for new clients. I recently finished up one long-range project. I’m getting semi-regular assignments from a client that I’ve worked with for a long time. I’m feeling … Continue reading

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Let me call you “sweetheart”

Two of my favorite writing-related blogs had very interesting discussions this week about whether it’s reasonable to get annoyed when a client (or source) calls you by a name like “sweetheart.” Tamara first raised the topic at Freelance Parent. Then Allena … Continue reading

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