The Born Freelancer on the Power of Lists
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. In reply to the often asked question, “What is the secret of successful freelancing?” I sometimes give a sardonic answer. How else can you give a […]
The Born Freelancer on Playing the Long Game
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. A freelance colleague of mine recently told me that he was sitting on what might be the biggest story of his career. So, I asked, […]
The Born Freelancer on Remaking Radio Drama in Canada, Part 1
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. As a followup to my previous post about “The Rebirth of Radio Drama in Canada”, freelance writer and former CBC Radio drama and documentaries producer Kathleen […]
The Born Freelancer on the Rebirth of Radio Drama in Canada
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. Just over a year ago I wrote about the death of drama at CBC Radio, that is, the format – not any behind the scenes […]
The Born Freelancer on the Art of Collaboration, Pt 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. Several months ago I wrote about the art of collaborative partnerships (Part One is here; Part Two is here). It seems to be a topic of continuing […]
The Born Freelancer on the Art of the Cold Call
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. Several posts back I interviewed a marketing guru and we discussed various forms of marketing. What he didn’t mention were some of the old school […]
The Born Freelancer on the Care & Ethical Treatment of Interviewees, 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. Over the last couple posts I have discussed the importance of a freelancer’s interviewees and some of the techniques I have learned to maximize results […]
The Born Freelancer on the Care and Ethical Treatment of Interviewees, Part 2
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. In my last post, I wrote about caring for and ethically treating one of our most important freelance career assets, interviewees. In this post I […]
The Born Freelancer on the Care & Ethical Treatment of Interviewees
They are among the most invaluable assets a professional freelancer can cultivate and yet their care and well-being is too often taken for granted and ignored. I’m talking about your list of “contacts” or sources or interview subjects. They are the life blood of any freelancer’s career. I’d like to share some thoughts with you […]
The Born Freelancer on The Legacy of Max Ferguson
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. CBC Radio and TV personality, writer, world music lover, satirist, and fellow freelancer Max Ferguson died earlier this month (March 7th, 2013) at age 89. […]
