The Born Freelancer on Writing for Inanimate Objects
There is a good living to be made in writing for puppeteer or ventriloquist by the hard working, talented and slightly mad. Creatively speaking, of course.
The Born Freelancer Speaks Out on Speechwriting
Speechwriting. What I will do is present some of my top tips and thoughts based upon my own experiences. I hope they will provide you with enough motivation to pursue the subject more thoroughly elsewhere.
The Born Freelancer Talks with Joe Mahoney, Author of Adventures in the Radio Trade
Joe Mahoney has seen both sides of the freelancing paradigm. As a CBC Radio employee, engaged in diverse and demanding positions including management, he saw a multitude of freelancers come and go. Recently retired after 35 years with the CBC, today Mahoney faces a new series of challenges as a freelance or self-employed writer, publisher and podcaster.
The Born Freelancer on Why We Do What We Do
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? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. Why do we do what we do? And why do we keep on doing it? Making a living, of course, is a […]
The Born Freelancer on Imposter Syndrome
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? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. Freelance writers and imposter syndrome I’ve read a lot recently about the many different types of people who experience “imposter syndrome”—the feeling […]
The Born Freelancer On Filing Self-Employed Taxes
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? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. Death…and taxes. Both are said to be inevitable but only one requires you to file an update every year. Well, so far […]
The Born Freelancer on the Five Phases of Freelancing
Freelancing requires a certain toughness and duality of mind. You can dream dreams and make them come true but you also must live with your feet firmly on the ground and be well versed in the necessary life skill sets in order to survive let alone thrive. Most folk lean heavily towards only one of these seemingly contradictory paradigms. It is the rare individual who can successfully embrace both with equal ease and ability. They are a breed apart.
The Born Freelancer on Daily Structure
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? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. The Born Freelancer on Daily Structure Perhaps the greatest advantage of freelancing is that our time is our own. It is the […]
The Born Freelancer Gets Hacked!
Please allow my holiday gift to you to be this advice: Never take your online safety for granted. When you least expect it, you might be manipulated by the most simple and basic social engineering.
The Born Freelancer Talks with Mary Ito About Podcasting
Mary Ito’s latest bold venture has been to return to freelancing in order to take on a number of projects including an exciting new challenge: podcasting. Never one to do anything by half-measures, it will surprise no one familiar with her work to learn Ito has launched not one but two original podcasts this year.
