Comments on: Five Questions to Help Beat the Blasé Blues

By: Jenny B

Jenny B — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:27:50 +0000

@Winky, you are so right about this. At some time or other we all seem to face the writing “blahs” and it could very well be an assignment that we accepted and were origninally excited about doing. You pose some very helpful questions.

All the best to you in the competition and in your writing career.

By: Megatron

Megatron — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:27:11 +0000

Winky, shoot, I forgot about that. What I meant to say was… this post stinks like a sky-high pile of lutefisk!

By: Jaq

Jaq — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:15:55 +0000

This is a great post that freelancers can get back to again and again everytime they feel like they made the wrong decision.

Thanks for writing it!

By: Camille Platt

Camille Platt — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:22:53 +0000

i needed that too! today i turned down a 2nd interview for a “real job” because I was so scared of losing the flexibility of my freelance schedule. i had a huge panic attack trying to decide what i really wanted. ultimately i decided if i could beat the lonely factor, freelance would reach that 100% mark. so i’m going to try and find some office space to share with other people.

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:04:16 +0000

This is an amazing post and exactly right up my alley today. I have to make a decision about a job tomorrow (journalism-related) and I’m not sure if I really love writing enough to commit to a job….

Thanks for the post.

By: Winky

Winky — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:54:31 +0000

@ Rachel – You’re welcome. I find so many people struggling with this one, and all it takes is a little bit of thought to figure it all out. Good luck!

@ Jodee – You’re welcome too, heh.

@ Megatron – Aren’t you supposed to be heckling? I thought I saw that deal go by somewhere… (thank you!)

@ Fiona – The good part is, a down is always followed by an up

By: Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:00:45 +0000

Ah yes – when it hits me that it’s a real job and not just something I love doing. Always a tricky one.
Great post! I don’t know how I”m going to choose between the three of you this week.

By: Megatron

Megatron — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:44:45 +0000

This is really a great post.

By: Jodee

Jodee — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:21:43 +0000

@ Rachel: Yes, I am…bwwahh, ha, ha….

I can’t take credit for this post, though. It was written by one of our FWJ Idol candidates, Winky.

I will thank you for the kind words. You’ve made my day!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:13:19 +0000

Jodee,
Are you secretly lurking inside my head? This was exactly the post that I needed to read right now. Thank you so much for your hard work on every aspect of this site. You not only provide a valuable service, you do it cheerfully and with great integrity. Keep up the fantastic work!