It's a difficult question for freelancers to answer. Can you afford to take a sick day when you work for yourself? On the one hand, if you don't work, you don't get paid. On the other hand, if you're body is trying to tell you something -- or if your head hurts so much that you just can't look at the computer screen -- you need to listen to it and give yourself some time to recuperate. This question ended up being more immediately relevant that I expected it to be. ... Read more
Write That Novel: Re-writing
Adventurers, I'll admit it: I expected getting to the end of draft one to feel better. In the past when I've written novels (don't get excited, those were finished in high school and will never see the light of day) getting to the end felt like a big triumph. I'd done it. I'd written a book. Start to finish. But this time... well, there wasn't quite the same sense of fireworks. I know exactly why that is, though. ... Read more
Do It Now: July Wrap-Up
Good morning adventurers! Can you believe we're at the end of July? And that 2014 is more than halfway over?! Please tell me I'm not the only one wondering where half the year went... And occasionally wondering what exactly I've done in the last month... ... Read more
How Do You Set Goals?
I don't so much have a point today as a question for you, adventurers. I've never gotten out of the habit of thinking about the year in terms of the academic calendar. Even though I'm several years out of school (eep) my husband is still in grad school, and his schedule guides how we organize our year. So the summer, to me, is as much a time for goal setting as the new year. It's a great time to reevaluate, to get myself on track, and to think about what I want to accomplish in the next (academic) year. Yesterday, husband and I were discussing our mutual goals for the year. He, getting ready to start his last year of his PhD program, had two simple goals: to find a job, and to teach ... Read more
6 Things That Will Make You Look (and Feel) Like a Pro
Do you ever find yourselves looking at the work of other small business owners and wondering how they did it... how they went pro? It's so, so easy to be intimidated by other people in your field. To feel like you'll never get where they are. To think you'll never make the switch from amateur to pro. There's a lot of advice out there about the mentality involved with becoming a professional. Most of it goes something like, "Decide you're a professional! Act like it! Congrats, you're there!" But when you're floundering around, trying to find work and make a name for yourself, that sort of advice doesn't help very much. In fact, it can leave you feeling less professional than ... Read more
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