The Born Freelancer’s Resolutions on Essential Traits in 2015
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. For this post I thought I would combine two ideas that seem timely. First, my list of the essential qualities or characteristics I believe every […]
The holiday season, freelancer-style
Whether you’ve got too much work to do during this busy month or not enough work coming in during the most expensive time of year, the holiday season can be a tough time for freelancers. There’s been lots of advice on Twitter this month for freelancers wondering how to survive the next couple of weeks. Here’s a handy round-up of […]
The Born Freelance on Advising Wannabees
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. This is the time of year for greater social interaction, even among self-professed curmudgeonly writers. But with it also comes the greater likelihood of […]
The Born Freelancer on Being a “Real” Freelancer
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. I was talking to a freelance colleague of mine recently who was being dismissive of a fellow freelancer: “Pffft! He isn’t a real freelancer; he’s […]
Motivation and its evil twin: procrastination
by Lesley Evans Ogden To make a go of it as a freelancer, an abundance of motivation is crucial. But as we all know and hate, motivation doesn’t come in steady waves. It tends to ebb and flow over time, sometimes waning when we need it the most. Procrastination is one of those nasty […]
The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #18 — Andrew Braithwaite
In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life. Andrew Braithwaite is a Canadian-born writer currently living in San Francisco. He’s written about food and wine, architecture, travel and culture for such publications as enRoute, Wine & Spirits, the Globe and Mail, […]
The Born Freelancer on Achieving “Ah Ha!” Solutions
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. It sits there like a landslide, blocking your creative journey and costing you time, energy and temporary sanity. I’m talking about a creative impasse. […]
The Born Freelancer on the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, Part 3
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. Recently The Born Freelancer sat down with CBMF Executive Director and lifelong freelancer Kealy Wilkinson to discuss a number of important issues relevant to […]
5 Rules for Napping Like a Work-From-Home Pro
by Alexander Huls You’re working from home, sitting at your computer, slaying deadlines left and right, firing off emails like nobody’s business. Then you hit that time of the day. Your eyelids suddenly get droopy. Your brain seems to replace its matter with cotton candy. You hit that crossroad that all work-from-homers face: to […]
Time management tips for freelancers
by Lesley Evans Ogden Start the clock. Time management. Blog post. Story Board. Click. The Toggl timer is ticking, and while you spend precious time here, I’ll share with you some of the useful nuggets about time management that I recently learned at Courage Camp for freelancers. The camp was led by freelance journalist […]
