…otherwise it’ll feel like a Saturday.
Maybe a suit and tie squash your individuality. That cool, you don’t have to wear them. But one thing I’ve learned about myself even before I started freelancing is that I’m much more focused when I’m wearing clothes (not in pajamas or underwear). Back in college, if I wanted to [...]

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Preemies. So tiny, so vulnerable, so new. I feel kind of like one today.
Today’s my first work day in freelance. Well, I spent this morning in the hospital with the babies, but this afternoon I’m going to be looking for work. It’s exciting and scary. I plan to put up a couple [...]

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Following the advice in a recent comment by David Hunt, I put together a Yahoo Pipe which compiles writing/editing job and writing gig feeds from the biggest Craiglist cities (in the about, cities page, they’re the ones on the left column. I didn’t do every city with a Craigslist, because that would have been insane).
The [...]

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Here are some steps to finding freelance jobs. Set yourself up so that you can find potential positions in the 10 minutes you have before leaving for baseball or on your lunch break. It’ll take a few minutes to set up, but once you do it really pays off. Save time and (hopefully) make money! [...]

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photo: vintagevogue.com
The winning commenter, E.C. asked me to write a bit more about my alternative income. So I want to talk about my ideas for a patchwork full-time job.
If you’re not quite familiar with my reasoning for job decisions, you should probably check out these two posts for some specifics. Or just know that I’m [...]

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