I blog, therefore I am. I’ve been at the political/news blogging game for five years now. It began as a hobby and a way to vent, and soon became a lifestyle. I travel to cover stories, plus write opinion on other news of the day. The best days are the ones when I get a [...]

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Given the boom/bust, feast/famine world of freelancing, there can be periods of downtime, especially right now while the economy turns to rubble around us. So what does one savvy freelancer do with that downtime?
I schmooze. I hobnob. I gadfly. I charm many local business people into taking me for many lunches (a cost saver in [...]

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I am a slut for my Google Reader. If I don’t have your site in there, chances are I’m not reading you unless someone sends me a direct link. I have about 100 freelancing and writing blogs in there, and look forward to seeing them updated. Here are a few I’d like to share.
Abundance Blog: [...]

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A very unique and rare opportunity has cropped up on the internet. Alan Rinzler, lifelong editor, is offering to receive book proposals and critique your work for free!
You’re all invited to send in an abbreviated 15-page proposal, fiction or non-fiction, which should include the following elements:
1.  “Hook” or overview (one page)
2.  Chapter outline (three pages)
3.  [...]

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This is one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while, as it relates to freelancing. And yes, I’m totally guilty of it.

First, remove your sweatpants, pajamas, and/or stained underwear — whatever’s your freelancing uniform of choice — and set them aside to be burned. If you’ve been freelancing longer than a year, believe [...]

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Further to the Fuck You, Pay Me! post from the other day, I have noticed this little gem flying around Craigslist for the past couple of weeks:
I pay 20.00+ per 500-750 word article. Please email me if you are interested and can write proficiently in English.
* Location: Fresno [changes every day, [...]

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