by chatfielda | Freelancing
I don’t know that this is necessarily a problem unique to freelancers. Everyone has the same “work, work, work” mentality most days and actually planning for time off is hard. But for freelancers in particular it can be exceptionally hard for a couple of reasons....
by chatfielda | Freelancing
Getting new clients is hard. It takes time and energy and sometimes a fair amount of money. So, if there was a way to do all of it on autopilot, why wouldn’t you? Why wouldn’t you encourage people to come to you with their projects instead of the other way around? Too...
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 | 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 | 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 | Freelancing, Work at Home
A couple years ago a client asked me to write an article about standing desks. I had never seen one before and thought it was a joke. Consider me sobered when I did some preliminary research and learned how many health problems are being attributed to constant...
