by chatfielda | Freelancing
When I started my business I didn’t realize I was in fact a business owner. I was a freelancer – I got new projects, finished them fast and built a reputation as a good writer. That was it though. I didn’t think about marketing or accounting or the dozen other...
by chatfielda | Clients and Project Management
I try to focus on the GOOD stuff that comes of being a freelancer. The extra hours at home with family. The flexibility to go on vacation, work at a coffee shop or take a day off at the last minute. But, there are downsides too. Self-employment tax, health insurance...
by chatfielda | Freelancing, On Writing
Whether you’re on a deadline and just hit a brick wall or have been scrabbling for a few extra minutes for weeks and FINALLY have it only to find you can’t think straight, writer’s block is a pain in the butt. Having written a few million words in the last 6 years on...
by chatfielda | Productivity, Reviews
Theme week! All this week, posts on AnthonyChatfield.com will come in the form of Top 7 lists. These are some of my favorite things, most useful tools I use or tips I have long wanted to share with my fellow freelancers and writers. Read, enjoy and make sure to share...
by chatfielda | Free Time
This is pure “cute baby” anecdote, so if you roll your eyes when a friend gushes about their kid, you may want to avert your attention. For the rest of you, keep reading. We’ve reached an interesting time as parents. Our son, Jack, has started speaking in so much that...
by chatfielda | Productivity
In 2012 I picked up a new habit – listening to audio books. I had long told myself it would be a good habit, one that would allow me to fill those gaps when I was doing dishes, putting my son to sleep or sitting on a train with something productive and...
by chatfielda | Freelancing, On Writing
Our son is already showing the signs of being a little bookish. He sits and stares at his picture books for long periods of time (by toddler standards), and in the morning he’ll often rotate through his favorite five or six books, having us read them over and over...
by chatfielda | Form and Style
My primary focus this week was on a series of 8 short guides about a variety of topics. I won’t get into detail because of the standard privacy stuff, but it was an eclectic mix of very interesting topics – needless to say I had fun with it. About the time I...
