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Archive for the ‘Goat Dancing’ Category

July 9th, 2008

Working From Client Videos

I’ve got a client who is doing a series of fairly short videos full of management tips, techniques, etc. They are used in her organization and we’re using them as the basis of a book. If we do this right, we’ll have two products to sell - the book and the video set.
Writing from videos, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

March 13th, 2008

Keeping Track Of Paper

Back when I had a studio, I was drowning in paper. Guess what? Now that I’m in a two-bedroom, with one bedroom as my office, the problem hasn’t gone away… it’s just spread out more.
Back at the studio, I worked with Jennifer Hofmann of MyOrganizedBiz and Inspired Home Office She helped me solve multiple […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

February 26th, 2008

Chop Wood, Carry Water and Your Freelance Writing Business

Ugh, almost every time I get a check I put 10% in a savings account I call Prudent Reserve, 10% in another account I call Real Estate, and 12% in yet another account I call tax savings.
The Prudent Reserve is actually the account I use to bridge gaps in my income. It took about […]

By Anne Wayman -- 9 comments

September 25th, 2007

The Goat Dance of Life

There was a time when I had a full time job, raised three kids and got an occasional bit of writing done… I don’t know how I did it. Seriously.
The major item on my to do list today was to work on the book or ebook that will go with the teleclass about getting your […]

By Anne Wayman -- 6 comments

August 30th, 2007

When Clients Don’t Understand Their Writing Projects

Prospective clients call and email me. The best really know what they want. Maybe it’s a ghostwriter for a book. Or maybe it’s a writing coach to help them get a book or other piece of writing done, or for more general help with their freelance writing career.
Then there are the clients who either don’t […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

August 13th, 2007

Our Equipment Is Smarter Than We Think!

So someone sends me a 58 page paper on a subject that’s dear to my heart. Since I’m feeling time pressured, the best thing to do seems to be to print it out for reading on my flight Wednesday. I click my print button and instead of the usual smooth printing, with occasional shouts for […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

June 27th, 2007

Bounced Check Solution

Who do you believe? How can you tell? My bank insisted it was the client’s bank who refused payment. My client insists it was my bank. I certainly can’t tell looking at all the numbers and stamps that have appeared on a color copy of the check in question. My hunch is both banks are, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

June 8th, 2007

Best Laid Plans

Yesterday I thought I’d have a long writing period today. Hah! As someone said, “the road to hell is paved…”
This time the challenge I had to overcome was learning a new piece of software – Dragon Naturally Speaking. Yes, the same program I muttered about on June 3rd.
I spend a couple of hours with […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

June 6th, 2007

A Whine and a Celebration

Argghhhhh… you know, I really do like my new computer. It’s blazing fast, has more ram than I thought possible and I even ended up with a new monitor… a full 19 inches. I’m sure by this time next week I’ll be settled, but…
Even though my computer guys did a good job of backing everything […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

June 3rd, 2007

When They (Finally) Put Me In Charge Of The World

When they (finally) put me in charge of the world, things are going to change!
Number one on my mind this morning is the people who design packaging will have to spend their lives opening them!
A new client resulted in me deciding I really must upgrade my Dragon Naturally Speaking. Reviews and a couple of writing […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments