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Quarter 4 of 2019 Writer’s Life [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. It’s impossible to look at the past three months of my writing life without having all sorts of conflicted feelings. For one, if I simply look at the numbers of how much money I made (and how much I wrote) in the past few months, it is easy for me to feel really disappointed. The simple truth is that each and every quarter this year, my freelance income has decreased. But that’s not necessarily the WHOLE truth. If you look at just the numbers then, sure, that’s what is happening. But the bigger picture is that I am also a Managing Editor…
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Quarter 3 of 2019 Writer’s Life [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, how do I want to start talking about Q3 of 2019 in terms of my writing life only to say that it was possibly the most tiring period of my entire life so far. And why? Well… because I am pregnant! Yes, I know this isn’t related to writing but it is actually related to my life and, thus, related to my writing. Most of all, there is one big thing that I realized this quarter: That you can have all of the best intentions in the world when it comes to writing and deadlines and being the best freelancer you…
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What working from home is like in the first trimester
Well, friends, we’re at the tail end of my first trimester of pregnancy and I thought now would be a great time to update you on the big happening of my life right now: The challenges of pregnancy and working from home! With today’s growing gig economy and the fact that so many people are taking on remote job opportunities, it seems natural that many of us will become work-from-home parents eventually. And, well, I’m about to enter that world. I’ve been a freelancer ever since I moved out of New York City and re-settled in Florida, met the love of my life, and we have now begun the process…
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Quarter 2 of 2019 Writer’s Life [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. This quarter of my writing life was filled with a lot of ups and downs. In particular, I had a pretty major personal up and then down when I got pregnant and then miscarried in the month of April. That was very disappointing but, at the same time, it somehow filled me with renewed energy and led to one of my favorite essays I’ve ever written. Remember how I like taking difficult topics and turning them into essays? Yeah, this is a prime example of that. Still, it wasn’t easy… How much I made: $6,575 I made pretty decent money this quarter, and that…
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The importance of taking breaks and holidays (Memorial Day, anyone?) as a freelancer [Self-Care For Writers]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Note: This is the latest Self-Care For Writers newsletter. Please subscribe to receive future ones straight to your mailbox! It’s been a few months since a Self-Care For Writers newsletter, and for that, I apologize. But the truth is that, between a new job and some health issues, I’ve been prioritizing my own self-care and not focusing on writing this newsletter. The good news, though, is that this means I have a ton of ideas that I will be bringing you monthly… Starting with today. It’s currently just past lunchtime on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. (where I am based). Back when I…
