Writers don’t typically write to become rich but after twelve years of freelancing full-time, I’ve discovered that those who ignore money do so at their own peril. Because money gives you choices and the lack of it rips them away from you. Imagine the scenario: You pitch a 1,000-word story that you care deeply about […]

I met an entrepreneur friend for coffee last week. I’d wanted to chat with him so that I could get some advice about my business. The one question, the only question I had really, was how the heck do I make more money with this thing? I gave him the numbers for what I’d earned so […]

I read this week that there are two reasons why birds fly in formation. One is to conserve energy—the bird in the front of the formation typically breaks the air and forms a slipstream for the others—and the second is to facilitate orientation and communication among the birds. We’re not all that far off from these […]

I used to be very pro-freelance and anti-full-time job. We are writers, creative people, and schedules and bosses restrict us, curtail our freedom and undermine the work that we were meant to do. That is the thinking in writing circles and no doubt you’ve come across the whole “quit your job to go freelance” dream […]