Freelance Writing Jobs

Quote of the Day: Use the right word, not its second cousin.–Mark Twain

Publisher’s Notes:

Here we are; finally Friday. Shirk your work at least once this weekend to do something fun for yourself. Gardening, reading, Sudoku, whatever it may be, don’t forget it.Have a terrific weekend!

*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 49 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net

Quote of the Day: The harder I work, the luckier I get.–Samuel Goldwyn

Publisher’s Notes:

Nothing today but the dull thumps of footsteps on tile flooring. I love listening to little things like that. Details all around. It’s what makes life worth living for a writer.Have a great day!*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 51 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net

Quote of the Day: Caress the detail, the divine detail.

–Vladimir Nabokov

Publisher’s Notes:

Nothing new today. Have a good day!

*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 42 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net

Quote of the Day: The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.–Walt Disney

Publisher’s Notes:

The first response to this week’s question comes from Faye:“Hi Karen,

When I get swamped, I look at 2 things: deadline, and my mood.

I usually start working on whatever has the closest deadline, unless my mood is such that I would really rather be working on something else and wouldn’t be able to concentrate on the closer deadline assignment. Once I get working, I’m in the swing. Then when I tire of one thing, I just set it aside and work on something else. By then I’m usually ready to focus on the one with the closer deadline.

My big thing is getting focused. Let’s say I’ve already done the interview and have to put my notes into an article and am having trouble getting focused or getting a flow. Creativity just can’t be forced!

Since I usually have scattered ideas, I’ll just work on scattered paragraphs and put them a the top of the page. I might work for 20 or 30 minutes and then go do something else. I’ll come back to that article several times during the day and create individual paragraphs, move them around, fine tune them. In the end, after several days of this, the article turns out great and has been a lot less painful to write than if I tried to force myself to focus when I felt lost.

Writing does not have to be linear!

Hope this helps. Happy writing!”

Thanks Faye!

In the “Straight-Up” category today is a job listing from Mark O’Neill, one of many faithful subscribers to Freelance Daily. If the job interests you, you’re in luck because you’re getting first chance at it. We have it a few days before he posts it elsewhere. So thanks very much Mark!
That’s all I have for today. Have a good day!

*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 51 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net

Quote of the Day: Wisdom begins in wonder.

–Socrates

Publisher’s Notes:

Good morning all! Hope your Easter weekend turned out well.

This week’s question is from Karen:

“With multiple projects and deadlines, how do writers manage their time to keep the interviews, research and writing flowing—and moving from one project to another while waiting for interviewees to call you back, etc.? I’m going on my 3rd year as a freelancer, and this year, my business has really picked up to the point that I stress out over how to get everything done. It’s a good problem to have, and I’m just looking for tips from other, more experienced freelancers!”

Send your answers to contact@freelancedaily.net and they’ll be right here.

That’s it for today. Have a great day!

*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 65 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net

Quote of the Day: We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.–Andre Berthiaume
(Thanks to Marion for today’s quote!)

Publisher’s Notes:

Some final thoughts for the week from Rachelle, in response to Jeff’s response: “As Jeff pointed out– we live in an absurd, amusing, and ironic world.
Events and situations occurring in the world around me serve as fodder for ideas and on some days the soil is particularly fertile. The unlikely combination of a magazine headline and a Chinese menu once served as fodder for a poem! Everything is fair game. My problem is focusing on one subject when so many ideas are commanding my attention.
Only the strongest ideas survive to live another day.”

Thanks Rachelle.

And that does it for this week. Have a fine Good Friday, a wonderful Easter, and a terrific weekend all around!

*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 43 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net
 

Quote of the Day: Thoughts fly and words go on foot. Therein lies all the drama of a writer.–Julien Green

Publisher’s Notes: Today, Jeff on what inspires him:“The countless news stories, personal experiences and just random things I hear, see or read about each day. Be it the woman who tells me that her office cafeteria is having a Vegan Week, or the news story about the guy who tried to kill himself by putting himself in a bathtub full of ice, there’s frequently something that sparks my interest. And from this I either try to write a column, some fiction or a feature article. *None of these stories above are factual–I just made them up to inspire creative brainstorming among other FD readers.”

Thanks Jeff!

That’s everything for today. Have a good day!

*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 60 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net

Quote of the Day: When I see a paragraph shrinking under my eyes like a strip of bacon in a skillet, I know I’m on the right track.–Peter DeVries Publisher’s Notes: Nothing new to report today. Have a great day!*SmiLes* Suzanne FrancoP.S. We posted 32 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net
 

Quote of the Day: I love the flowers of afterthought.–Bernard MalamudPublisher’s Notes: Good morning! The first response this week comes from Connie:“I just happen to know the answer to that question for me because I have just come out of a long dry spell. What inspires me are other writers with great gifts of using words to not only create beautiful pictures, but actually make me feel something about a time, event, or place that I would not get to experience on my own.”Thanks Connie!

That’s it for today. Have a good day!

*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 51 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net

Quote of the Day: Filling this empty space constitutes my identity.–Twyla TharpPublisher’s Notes: Good morning everyone, and happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hope your weekend went well.This week’s question recalls Thursday’s newsletter, touching upon inspiration:What inspires you?It could be on a daily basis, constantly, for all time, whatever sparks something in you.

Send your answers to contact@freelancedaily.net and they’ll be right here.

That’s all for today. Have a great day!

*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco

P.S. We posted 80 new freelance job leads today – if you don’t have a subscription to our daily job source newsletter get your free trial today http://www.freelancedaily.net