I don’t know any freelancer that doesn’t want (or need) to be more productive. And even though I’m well organized (hubby would say obsessively so) and highly productive, I’m constantly looking for tips, tools and techniques to manage my time better.
Which is why I follow and engage with other freelancers I admire, like Linda Formichelli, Daphne Gray-Grant, Kim Stacey and Lori Murray.
In fact, it was Daphne’s #3 idea on this list that got me blogging more regularly.
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No CommentsInspiration truly is everywhere—if you pay attention to what’s right in front of you and allow your mind to wander, make connections and generate ideas.
Here’s my not-so-short-list of unexpected places to find inspiration, in no particular order.
P.S. Why 104? Because I accidentally fat-fingered the keyboard and made a typo then thought, “Heck, why not 104?” Why not, indeed.
No CommentsThis interview got me thinking about how to overcome writers’ avoidance.
Writers’ avoidance, for the uninitiated, is the overwhelming need to …
… just so you don’t have to start the thing you know you need to start.
In case you don’t want to click through, I’ll give you the skinny on the tweet.
14 CommentsWhen it comes to writing copy, have you ever been stymied, stuck or and stumped?
Here are my best techniques for moving from blank page and empty mind to great copy and effective communication.
As a writer, I’m a natural observer and processor of thoughts.
My brain (and perhaps yours) runs continually in a stream of consciousness, taking thought from one seemingly random place to the next.
Sometimes that randomness requires my explaining just exactly how I made the conversation leap from cancer to cantaloupe.
Most times, I go with it, enjoying how my brain takes in, stores and organizes tibbles of knowledge.
2 CommentsBrand strategist and blogger extraordinaire Valeria Maltoni writes in this blog post:
Usually people ask me: what is the next Facebook? That’s entirely the wrong question. Moving forward is the best way to look forward.
Great advice for freelance writers, I think.
So many of us are lamenting the demise of what were once deemed the choicest writing gigs: bylines in national magazines, big-name clients, retainer fees and hard-copy book sales.
While I’m a huge proponent of planning, often we writers don’t make enough (or any) allowances for being nimble. What Valeria says means this to me: To take your freelance business in the direction you want it to go, get moving.
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