Comments on: You Know You’re A Freelance Writer…

By: Jodee

Jodee — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:25:04 +0000

@ Connie: Thank you for the last one; that’s very kind of you!

By: Connie

Connie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:06:56 +0000

You know you’re a freelance writer when….

You get responses to queries you don’t remember sending

You obsessively read the job boards even though you have no time for new projects

You assume clients wont pay until they’ve come through three times, on time

You type a thousand words without looking at the clock

You wake up with the biggest smile of your life, every single morning because you’ve left the rat race forever

You’re thankful to Deb and Jodee because you now have a career, and not just a hobby

By: Terreece Clarke

Terreece Clarke — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:21:52 +0000

…when you spend way too much time researching productivity tools, which is unproductive.

By: dh

dh — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:16:05 +0000

When you mute the phone while listening because the dog is barking or the kids are yelling and then remember you’re talking with your mother. Or maybe that’s just me.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:48:17 +0000

Well said. This made my day.

By: Valencia

Valencia — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:09:50 +0000

Hilarious

….when you get excited about the new edition of Writer’s Market

By: Jodee

Jodee — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:07:47 +0000

@ Amanda Nicole: I went to Staples today and for the first time, I really noticed the way the store smelled. (No, I wasn’t walking around sniffing everything…)It was pretty good, actually, LOL!

By: lornadoone

lornadoone — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:30 +0000

…when you check your inbox for client feedback before you pee in the morning.

Also, I know I’m a freelancer because I’m still asleep instead of being up laughing at those heading off to work in the morning.

By: Alik

Alik — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:46:52 +0000

This gave me a good laugh!

…when you spend more money per month on coffee than you do on groceries.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:47:24 +0000

…when you’re in the frozen peas aisle at the supermarket and a blog post springs into your mind.

By: Genesis

Genesis — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:42:18 +0000

Oh, great post! I love Staples, but we don`t have one here in Guatemala. sigh. And I totally have the “got paid” dance!

You know you`re a freelance writer if . . . your workday consists of periods spent typing with your arms around two toddlers who insist on sitting on your lap while you work!

. . . you actually have the ability to work from a sunny tropical beach (even if you don`t take advantage of that fact).

. . . you check your Paypal account every five minutes after sending an article to see if they`ve paid you yet.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:41:03 +0000

… when all you want for Hanukkah is Roget’s Super Thesaurus

… when you realize that the most recent edition of the dictionary is not up to date.

… when you can wallpaper your bathroom in rejection letters. It’s official at that point!

… when the family contacts you first to write the family newsletter.

… when your roommate’s family contacts you first to write their family newsletter.

… when you have a map in your head of all the wi-fi cafes in the neighborhood … and the neighboring neighborhoods as well.

… before you take a business trip, you create a map in your head of all the wi-fi cafes in the town of destination.

By: Cherrye at My Bella Vita

Cherrye at My Bella Vita — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:00:37 +0000

… If you dream in 140 character segments

… If you can’t get back to sleep because your mind is already writing the next day’s post/article

GREAT post. I literally lol at some of these!

By: Misty

Misty — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:57:39 +0000

Deb, that is totally me. After the recent hurricane, when everything in our home was damaged and we had to seek shelter elsewhere, internet connection was my main consideration. Forget the continental breakfast, I gotta have my internet!

By: Terreece Clarke

Terreece Clarke — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:26:00 +0000

You guys are cracking me up! Deb, earlier this summer when we lost power because of a thunderstorm we went to a hotel that had a big sign that said “Wi Fi Access.” Sleepy, frazzled and towing the munchkins & hubby I went for it only to find, to my horror, the access was available for a fee!

I felt like that scene in Poltergist when she’s standing at the end of the hall and the hall suddenly elongates. “Nooooooo!!!”

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:29:59 +0000

Oh yeah! if you have reoccurring nightmares about your internet conn. bill not being paid.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:26:36 +0000

Oh! and if you nearly have a panic attack over your mouse hopping across the screen in fear of the most recent virus slipping through Avast.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:21:19 +0000

If business conferences are usually made in your pajamas

By: Katy

Katy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:08:07 +0000

how hilarious is this post? i totally have a “got paid” dance AND lost internet makes me hyperventilate. heck, slow internet makes me do that! love this!

By: Jodee

Jodee — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:32:16 +0000

@ Deb: That goes without saying!

@ Amanda and Terreece: If Staples had a coffee shop, too, there would be no reason to leave, would there?

By: DeMarco

DeMarco — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:05:37 +0000

…If you come to this website looking at the day’s list of freelance writing jobs before grabbing some breakfast.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:04:17 +0000

If you can’t make vacations plans until after researching which hotels have free Internet access.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:59:35 +0000

“…if your window has forehead and nose smudges because of your “mailman with a check watch.”” So (embarrassingly)true!

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:05:07 +0000

Ha, ha! This is great. I have to admit I do secretly smile to myself as I watch people leaving for work. I don’t miss that at all.

By: B J Keltz

B J Keltz — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:35:05 +0000

I had to laugh…when folks at my mom’s church ask how I’m doing, she says “well, in her blog yesterday…” It always cracks me up.