Freelance Writing Jobs - March 10, 2008
March 10th, 2008Quote of the Day: The idea is to get the pencil moving quickly…Once you’ve got some words looking back at you, you can take two or three - throw them away and look for others.–Bernard MalamudPublisher’s Notes:I’m going to miss that hour we sadly lost on Sunday to the notion that our clocks move ahead one hour in the spring, and backwards one hour in the fall.I preferred gaining that hour because there was a sharp, clear line between late afternoon and evening. I accept the late afternoon as being at 5:00 p.m., but by 6 p.m., that’s the evening, and from autumn until recently, it was dark at 6 p.m. That’s how it should be.While we can’t stop time, I was only going to give up that hour on Sunday morning when I absolutely had to. 2 a.m. is the standard time to “spring forward” or “fall back.” The newscasters on TV tell you to change your clocks before you go to bed, but since I live on well into the early morning hours, that doesn’t work.
At least once, you have to see it, a jump from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. once 2 a.m. arrives. I bade farewell to that fading hour that faded completely by then, making it still light out at 6 p.m. There was one nice thing to it, though.
I know that winter solstice is when the shortest day of the year happens, but it had to have been yesterday as well because not long after 1:34 p.m. had passed, there was 7 p.m. The sunset offered up took quite a long time to remove itself before darkness came, but it was nicer than many I’d seen before. The light, as it goes down, just seems to sit on houses and cars and grass, as if it’s not quite ready to leave. It’s the only time you’ll ever find the light unsure of itself. After that, it’s as decisive as the hours you work in a day.
No clue what made me think of all that. Just something to share.
Well, with another weekend now just a memory, there’s another week of work ahead. Before getting to the listings featured today in the newsletter, there’s another question of the week ready, but not from me. This week, Faye’s got the question:
“How many full-time writers out there live alone and how many have a sig/spouse/ and/or kids? And particularly those who live with sig/spouse/kids — What time of day do they work, How do they give time to their family, etc. etc. I’m wrestling with this and have nowhere else to go for some ideas.”
If you’ve got a response to Faye’s question, send it to contact@freelancedaily.net and it’ll be right here, in this section. Cozy place too. 
That’s everything for today. Have a great day!
*SmiLes* Suzanne Franco
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