Writers Lifeguard 142 Make. More. Money.

  Make. More. Money.   When I was offered $800 for a long article, I said, ‚ÄúI was thinking of something in four digits.‚Äù The editor said, ‚ÄúI‚Äôll get back to you.‚Äù A day later, I got the call: ‚ÄúWe can’t do $1000. The most I can pay is $875.‚Äù I said, ‚ÄúSold.‚Äù Now, $75… Continue reading Writers Lifeguard 142 Make. More. Money.

WRITER’S LIFEGUARD: WILL/WON’T WORK FOR FOOD

WILL/WON‚ÄôT WORK FOR FOOD [I wrote this in 2012. Now, examiner.com has suddenly and without any real advance notice to its “content providers,” closed up shop.] How is it, dear friends, that so many of us don’t just say no? We gnash and moan at the parlous, perilous, ever-worsening state of writing for pay‚Ķ and… Continue reading WRITER‚ÄôS LIFEGUARD: WILL/WON‚ÄôT WORK FOR FOOD

My (via Neil Gaiman) New Year’s Wish for You

I hope that in this year to come I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You‚Äôre doing things you‚Äôve never done before, and more importantly, you‚Äôre doing… Continue reading My (via Neil Gaiman) New Year’s Wish for You

WRITERS LIFEGUARD

MEET THE LIFEGUARD …   FOR SOME TIME NOW, I’ve been thinking of starting a list for writers and writers only. We share so many pleasures and privations, sometimes I just feel like sharing mine and hearing yours. But ‚Äúthinking of starting‚Äù is a long, long walk from ‚Äústarting.‚Äù Today I’m taking the walk. Why… Continue reading WRITERS LIFEGUARD