Last week, veteran freelance writer Nate Thayer seriously got into it with The Atlantic when one of their online editors asked him to write a 1200 word article for “exposure.” (If you missed this whole deal and want a good summary of how The Atlantic and general world responded to…
In my past posts to The Freelance Life, we talked about what you need to have in place before you quit your day job. But as I said at the end of that piece, after you’ve started pitching and making connections and saving a start-up fund…
Hint: Before you read this, it would be helpful to read Why Creative Word Fairies Need Business Plans, Too and make sure you’ve got part 1 of your plan all sorted out. Got it? Good job.
At the end of the day, when my four-year-old son is finally sleeping, I slide out of his bed, tiptoe to turn off the three flashlights he’s…
