Now that Lorna and I are working in close proximity to one another, we’re doing a bit more chatting about the work and a little less actual doing of the work. We knew this would be an issue, primarily because it’s difficult not to talk when someone you like is sitting a mere three feet [...]

Over the past few weeks, Lorna has spent some time gushing about the gloriousness that is our new office. As well she should. It’s cute, it’s well-situated, and I cannot even begin to tell you how productive I am without my child or my house underfoot.
However, as with most things, not everything about having an [...]

As promised, I’m back on track in 2009 with a much more detailed and up-to-date financial report. And the numbers are a little different than what I was expecting (which probably makes it a good thing to do this).
Overall, Lorna and I feel like we have never been more busy than we have been these [...]

The issue of how quickly to offer a turnaround time for projects is one that we haven’t touched here on Freelance Parent yet. I’m not exactly sure why, but I’m assuming it has something to do with the fact that it hasn’t been a problem until quite recently.
But it’s becoming one now.
In the beginning, we [...]

I know it’s been awhile since we posted our freelance income report. Our critics are probably saying gleefully to themselves, “Ha! I knew once things started slowing down, they wouldn’t be so upfront about all things money-related. They’re just fair-weather informants.”
I promise that’s not what happened. It’s much more noble than that: a severe case [...]

Anyone who’s been a freelancer for more than a few weeks knows that there’s much more to the job than simply writing, photographing, designing, or whatever sort of �ing� you’ve got going on these days. The administrative side of the freelancing is big, and as I’ve discovered over the past few months, it only gets [...]

My daughter recently turned three. And I have a confession to make. Until last week, she still used a binky to go to sleep each night.
Feel free to chastise accordingly (goodness knows I’ve done it), but no matter how many times I tried to extricate the thing from the vice of her determination, I caved. [...]

It’s been no secret here on Freelance Parent that Lorna and I are big fans of candid transparency. When we first started our freelancing adventure, we knew just about as much as anyone else approaching a writing career with nothing more than some solid writing experience and an ability to learn. Anything we needed to [...]

Final word count: 104,599
I just put the final words down on the very first draft of my very first novel. I’ll admit – I turned a little Joan Wilder. I laughed, I cried, and I felt really, really good. That’s how it feels. Really, really good.
Writing a novel, for me, has been one of those [...]

It may seem like discussing the differences between being a freelancer and having a freelance business are a bit like discussing the differences between the taste of Coke and the taste of Pepsi: most people think the differences are substantial, but in reality, few people can stand up to the standard taste test. However, when [...]