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How to Procrastinate Procrastinating, Part 2
An unknown author said: “Procrastination taught me how to do 30 minutes of work in eight hours and eight hours of work in 30 minutes.” As the quote says, some procrastination can help us write well in a short amount of time, but for other tasks, it can waste a lot of precious time.
Balancing freelance work with creative projects
by Robyn Roste One damp, dreary winter’s night I sat in bed staring at my phone. I felt the same as usual—bored and listless. On paper everything was great, my days were filled with work, friends and activities. The problem? I fell into bed each night drained rather than energized. I did a quick review […]
How to Procrastinate Procrastinating, Part 1
Overcoming our human desire to sometimes put off work, called procrastinating, all comes back to Sir Edmund Hillary’s quote: “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
Webinar: The Battle of the Bots—Best Bets for Freelancers
As if having to learn how to use ChatGPT wasn’t enough, a new A.I. tool seems to launch every 15 minutes. Some are free, some are freemium, some are hellishly expensive. If you create or manipulate words for a living, join our A.I. team for The Battle of the Bots and find out which of […]
Find Your True North: With a Little Help from Douglas Gibson, “The Cartographer of Canadian Publishing”
Whatever you write, follow your path. Find your north. And if you’re anything like Gibson, along the way you’ll help another weary traveler to find their own.
3 Social Media Posting Formulas for Service-Based Freelancers
by Robyn Roste Having an online presence helps potential clients learn more about who you are, what you do and why they should hire you. And while most freelancers understand this, it’s still easy to overlook social media as an important piece of any online content marketing strategy. Regardless of its positive or negative impact, […]
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.
Get Access to Access Copyright Royalties
Have you filed your Access Copyright claim for this year? The claim period opened on April 1 and runs until May 31. If you’re not sure what Access Copyright is, read on…
4 tips for writing about me pages that work
Writing someone else’s page is often much easier than your own. Partner up with a buddy to write and edit each other’s work. Don’t hesitate to take inspiration from another freelancer’s “about me” page, but remember that your story and voice make all the difference in the world.
Freelancer Organization Tips
by Robyn Roste When I began freelancing things were straightforward. Someone would ask me for an article and I would write it. I’d write whenever I felt like it and I’d invoice when I remembered. It sort of worked. But when I decided I wanted to make a real go of freelancing, I realized I […]
