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Impossible Client Expectations

A couple of days ago, an old friend* of mine, Heidi, posted a PSA for her readers on her blog, The Happy Freelancer.  The post, Walking Away from a Potential Client, had me reminiscing in a comment about an extremely rude potential client.  I don’t know whether the universe was bent on biting me on the posterior and taking out a chunk, but I had a run in yesterday with a client over a short 350 word article. Continue reading →

Introducing Writing Services!

I have been involved in doing website copy, writing informative articles, ghostwriting, editing, proofreading, making simple graphics, and various other website related work for about 15 years and I’ve been offering services in most of those areas for at least a decade on a freelance basis.  Most of my work has been done via word of mouth or as a third party writer hired as a freelancer by various companies.  Now that I am allowed to work again (thank you Work Authorization!), I have decided to put my services out there for anyone who comes looking. Continue reading →

Gender Specific Possessive Pronouns Need to Make a Comeback

I am working on a writing project at the moment and I have come to the conclusion, once again, that I am going to make every effort possible to try to move back into using “his”, “hers”, and “its”, instead of “their” to encompass all three.  That’s my goal, anyhow.  I know I have a few friends who are feminists who may get upset by this.  I know a couple of other women who will be livid because they were of the group who worked toward gender-neutral language.  Now, I can sort of understand the issue, but as someone who works as a writer, albeit sporadically, I don’t have to like it. Continue reading →

NyQuil Induced Illusions of Grandeur

I have a cold, possibly bronchitis, and I’ve re-established my intense love affair with NyQuil to ensure I get enough rest so I get better faster. I could use cough drops, herbal remedies, whiskey, regular cough syrup, or a hundred other things to help with the congestion and stuffiness, but I find that NyQuil in a half dose does wonders for the symptoms for hours on end without having to re-administer while still remaining awake. My liver and kidneys are thankful for this discovery, but my sense of self is somewhat out of whack. Continue reading →