The Born Freelancer Applies for a Line of Credit, 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. Read Part 1 of this 2-part series on freelancers and credit here. Spoiler Alert: I didn’t get it. To recap: I had applied for a line […]
The Born Freelancer Applies for a Line of Credit, 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. Maybe you’ve received them in the mail too. Over the last couple of years I had got a number of “preauthorized” applications for “lines of […]
The Born Freelancer Interviews Young Adult & Children’s Author Erin Thomas
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. Twelve years ago, Whitby, Ontario based freelancer Erin Thomas was a technical writer with a degree in English literature, taking college night courses towards technical […]
The Born Freelancer on Nurturing Your Inner Terrier
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 clearing and sorting through my archives this week: so many hard copy reports, stories and scripts. I’m not being unduly immodest when […]
The Born Freelancer on Spring Cleaning for Freelancers
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. With the coming of Spring (sorry, Maritimes, but your Spring will eventually arrive too – I hope) there is no better time to reappraise and […]
The Born Freelancer on Producing Your Radio Drama Script
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. Some time ago I wrote about the challenges and benefits of writing a radio drama script, especially for those who had never previously considered […]
The Born Freelancer on Striving For Perfection
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’ve been thinking a lot lately about the relationship between those ideas which inspire me most and the monumental task of transforming them into […]
The Born Freelancer on More Essential Traits for 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. A Happy and Healthy New Year to you! To begin 2015, I thought I would conclude my previous post with a few more essential […]
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 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 […]