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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

April 11th, 2007

Writers and Marketing

When I talked about Of Invoicing and Late Fees Meg made the following comment:

I’m a beginning freelance writer. I’m not close to quitting my day job but I’m selling pieces on a regular basis.
It seems that I spend a LOT more time looking for jobs and chasing leads than actually writing. What am I doing […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

March 5th, 2007

Income Ups and Down

Freelance writers have many advantages, and a few challenges as well. One of the major challenges I face is the up and down nature of my income. Here’s my current approach to solving this problem:

Put aside at least 10% of every penny into an account I call Prudent Reserve. This is separate from the […]

By Anne Wayman -- 6 comments