Comments on: Freelance writing for the internet http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2008/08/13/freelance-writing-for-the-internet/ the business and craft of writing Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:36:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fiona http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2008/08/13/freelance-writing-for-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3063 Fiona Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:24:39 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/?p=213#comment-3063 The difficult thing with working from home for me is my daughter's little five-year-old friend who keeps knocking on the door every half hour wanting to know when Megan will be home. If I don't answer it, she stands under my study window and screams Fi - o - na!!!!!!! until I finally snap. It's times like this that I think about getting a proper job :) The difficult thing with working from home for me is my daughter’s little five-year-old friend who keeps knocking on the door every half hour wanting to know when Megan will be home. If I don’t answer it, she stands under my study window and screams Fi – o – na!!!!!!! until I finally snap. It’s times like this that I think about getting a proper job :)

]]> By: freelance writer http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2008/08/13/freelance-writing-for-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3052 freelance writer Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:12:56 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/?p=213#comment-3052 Great Article Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Many people assume that freelance writers and those who work from home have a great life. They can be right to a certain point but they have to remember that freelancing is a tough business and at times can also be a very lonely area to work in. You only have yourself for company most of the time and this can get pretty unbearable at times. You can also find that some months are extremely busy while others are very quite and this means that you really have to learn to budget too. Great Article
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Many people assume that freelance writers and those who work from home have a great life. They can be right to a certain point but they have to remember that freelancing is a tough business and at times can also be a very lonely area to work in. You only have yourself for company most of the time and this can get pretty unbearable at times. You can also find that some months are extremely busy while others are very quite and this means that you really have to learn to budget too.

]]> By: Fiona http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2008/08/13/freelance-writing-for-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3020 Fiona Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:31:46 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/?p=213#comment-3020 Well said Laurie! Well said Laurie!

]]> By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2008/08/13/freelance-writing-for-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3014 Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:54:22 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/?p=213#comment-3014 These are great tips.....I'd also had KEEP TRYING!! I've written for MSN Health, Reader's Digest, Woman's Day -- and only because I keep pitching ideas even when I don't hear anything back. A few have editors have commented on my perseverence :-) Don't give up if you don't sell an article right away, or even in the first year. Keep pitching, fellow scribes! These are great tips…..I’d also had KEEP TRYING!! I’ve written for MSN Health, Reader’s Digest, Woman’s Day — and only because I keep pitching ideas even when I don’t hear anything back. A few have editors have commented on my perseverence :-)

Don’t give up if you don’t sell an article right away, or even in the first year. Keep pitching, fellow scribes!

]]> By: Amanda Evans http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2008/08/13/freelance-writing-for-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-2966 Amanda Evans Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:21:05 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/?p=213#comment-2966 Suzanne, This was a great article and so very true. Many people assume that freelance writers and those who work from home have a great life. They can be right to a certain point but you have to remember that freelancing is a tough business and at times can also be a very lonely area to work in. You only have yourself for company most of the time and this can get pretty unbearable at times. You can also find that some months are extremely busy whilst others are very quite and this means that you really have to learn to budget too. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Amanda Suzanne,
This was a great article and so very true. Many people assume that freelance writers and those who work from home have a great life. They can be right to a certain point but you have to remember that freelancing is a tough business and at times can also be a very lonely area to work in. You only have yourself for company most of the time and this can get pretty unbearable at times. You can also find that some months are extremely busy whilst others are very quite and this means that you really have to learn to budget too.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Amanda

]]> By: Tambra Kendall http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2008/08/13/freelance-writing-for-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Tambra Kendall Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:48:58 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/?p=213#comment-2958 Suzanne, Wonderful informative article. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us. Hugs, Tambra Kendall P.S. LOVE writing tart!!! Suzanne,
Wonderful informative article. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us.

Hugs,
Tambra Kendall

P.S. LOVE writing tart!!!

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