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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Archive for December 2006

December 20th, 2006

This Writer’s Favorite Computer Games

How do you spend your time at the computer when you’re waiting for a slow site to load or you just need to break away from your writing for a few minutes?
If you’re like me, you’ve got a couple of favorite computer games. Mine include:

Free Cell or if I’m feeling particularly stupid, regular […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

December 20th, 2006

One Writer’s Take On Writer’s Taxes

Sharlene Thomas, who has been a successful freelance writer since 1970 includes on her The PenmanShip.com site, a page on how freelance writers can figure their taxes.
While I certainly can’t comment on its accuracy, I do find the list she provides helpful for keeping track of legitimate expenses and the whole article for a basic […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

December 20th, 2006

Freelance Writing Jobs - 32 New Writing Jobs Today

Just posted 32 new writing and editing jobs.
Seems like there is a run on jobs that, imo, could be done virtually, yet the employer doesn’t indicate if they will consider telecommters or not. Which means I guess. It also means that in some cases you’ll have to convince the employer you can do what they […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

December 19th, 2006

Okay, So I’m Stuck On A Piece Of Writing

Yuck. I’ve got this chapter started. It’s based on a rough outline given me by the client. I hadn’t realized though, exactly how rough the outline is.
At the moment I’ve written about 500 words – a decent start, but far from the 3,000 or so I need. This is one of those chapters that apparently […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

December 19th, 2006

Goal Setting For Writers - 3

It’s time I finished up this goal setting exercise:

7. How does the rest of your life support your writing?
It seems everything in my life supports my writing.

8. How can you change/compromise on the non-supportive elements?
I need to expand my time-off/play and maybe even travel, which will support me and therefore support my writing.

[…]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

December 18th, 2006

It’s Almost Time

It’s almost time to replace my computer. And, as usual, I’m both looking forward to it and dreading it.
How do I know it’s getting time? Because, as a Windoz user, no matter how often I clean up my disk, defrag and all those tricks, it’s slowing down… and my relatively new flat screen moniter is […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

December 18th, 2006

Freelance Writing Jobs - 28 New Writing Jobs Today

I just posted 28 new writing and editing jobs. Looks like we really are in the predicted slowdown for the end of the year holidays.
But there is work out there, and this is a great time to begin to plan your earning for 2007. So subscribe to Abundant Writing News so you don’t miss a […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

December 15th, 2006

Do I Start Before I’m Clear?

I am having a dilema with a new client. I guess he thinks I am psychic. He wants me to write a 40 page eBook about how to get rid of snakes. 40 pages…..So I ask him to give me an idea of the specifics he is looking for, what does he want in it, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 5 comments

December 15th, 2006

Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs - 26 New Writing Gigs Today

26 New Writing JobsToday. Is the lower number of jobs the holiday slow down I keep expecting? Time will tell.
I do know that I had a feeling today that many of the folks posting jobs were amateurs – there were several I didn’t post because they didn’t post pay and they didn’t sound like they […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

December 14th, 2006

Chasing Pay Another Way

There’s this client… sort of a client. A couple of years ago he hired me to do regular blogging for a company which I did for about six months. Then suddenly I got an email from him saying somehow the contract had gotten screwed up, something he said he did, and my writing gig was […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments