Freelance Writing Jobs - March 12, 2008
Quote of the Day: I seat myself at the typewriter and hope, and lurk.–Mignon EberhartPublisher’s Notes:Today’s words come from Nancy:“In regards to the question - in my early days as a writer, I wrote while the kids were in school. If they were off for things like vacations, or even when they were young, I would employ them to help me “find” words, articles etc at the library. “Find me all you can about bumble bees” I’d say, “Mom has an article to write. Off they would tear, earning anywhere from a nickel to a quarter for a good find. It interestingly enough helped them learn to scan and research things quickly which added to their success in future years with University and College. Our field trips, outings, also gave us a chance to take notes on things of interest, for future writing. It’s gotten to the point now that my daughters ask before they go to a museum or archive, if there is anything that I am working on that they can look out for.In later years when working outside home I would always have a notebook with me and be scribbling down notes, stories etc. The customers and my manager, thought I was taking notes for stock - so I also had a separate page going for that I could flip to.Once home, and once my husband was home, after supper he kept the kids entertained or supervised their homework for an hour or two as I compiled. He would always take the kids for an outing on Saturday, giving me 3 or 4 hours or luxury time to write. Sundays though, the pens, paper and stamps went away - that was a total family day. When the kids grew older and had their own interests, this was easier to do.
Now my kids are grown, I write while my husband is away at work during the day, normally mornings, but the computer is on all day for my fancy.
I don’t work on writing after he is home, or on weekends. That is now our time, and I think you have to separate the two in order to have them both stay healthy.
with that - back to writing!”
Thanks Nancy!
More to come tomorrow. Have a good day!
*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco
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