The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #8 – Alison Garwood-Jones

In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life.   1. What’s your strategy for generating story ideas? A lot of it is just looking at the landscape and seeing what inspires me, what enrages […]

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The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #7 – Guy Saddy

In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life.   1. Where are you when most of your story ideas come to you? I wanted it to be someplace exotic, or at least print-worthy, but […]

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The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #6 – Paula Todd

In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life. 1. Where are you when most of your story ideas come to you? I’m just about to fall asleep. And then in the morning, the idea’s […]

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The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #5 – Sandra Phinney

In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life.   1. Where are you when most of your story ideas come to you? I’m usually on the scene. And what I mean by that is, […]

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The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #4 – Jeff Gailus

In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life.   1. Where are you when most of your story ideas come to you? Usually it’s when I’m in the shower or, most often, when I’m […]

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The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #3 – Suzanne Boles

In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life.   1. Where are you when most of your story ideas come to you?  Social media (for example following up on tweets about a new […]

Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:00 am by Rachel · 2 Comments · Tagged with: , ,

Author Guy Lawson talks freelancing in the U.S.

Guy Lawson says he’s “finally now ready to be a writer.” It sounds strange coming from a man who’s been published by Harper’s magazine and has been on contract with GQ and Rolling Stone. But now, with a new book underway, Lawson now feels he’s achieved enough success to settle into the role. Born in Canada, Lawson […]

Posted on September 13, 2012 at 10:23 am by Rachel · 2 Comments · Tagged with: , , , , ,

The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #2 – Andrew Clark

In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life.   1. Where are you when most of your story ideas come to you?  I hate to say it, I’m usually on deadline so I’m […]

Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:02 am by Rachel · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: ,

The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #1 – Colleen Kimmett

In this new feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life.   1. Where are you when most of your story ideas come to you?  I would say usually I’m out and about: at a party […]

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