I’ve been a “writer” ever since I can remember. When I was a child, my stories would always close with large letters announcing “The End.” It’s now time to type those words here. So, you may have already seen Tamara’s post letting you all know that we are saying “goodbye” to Freelance Parent. It’s been [...]

Freelance Parent has been an incredible experience for the Berry-Brewer Freelance Agency. Lorna and I started out knowing the bare minimum of what it would take to become successful freelancers, and we were so excited to share our ups and downs as we learned how to navigate the trade. Our goal was to offer a [...]

I came across this quiz over at Nice Mommy, Evil Editor and couldn’t resist. I’d love for all our readers to do this with their kids, too (and to link back so I can read them). The answers are hilarious…and a little bit enlightening. 1. What is something mom always says to you? “No thank [...]

So, quite some time ago, we ran a little caption contest  here on Freelance Parent.  Then we disappeared for a couple of weeks.  Now we’re back, and we want to announce the winner.  It was quite a contest, with several great suggestions.  When all was said and done with, though, our unbiased judge (who you [...]

Here at Sparkplugging, we’re starting something new with “Spark an Idea Thursday.” Each Thursday you will find that all the blogs on our network are posting articles on a particular topic. We want to encourage our readers to check out what everyone has to say and to maybe even take the conversation up on your [...]

Awesome picture courtesy of reneethb. So, Tamara and I have been thinking about doing a caption contest for a while now, and it seems that all the stars have aligned and the time is right.  We have a fun concept, a great picture, and a really, really cool prize.  Now all we need are your [...]

*Tap, tap.* Is this thing on? Hey, established freelancers. If you’ve been doing this a while, we’d love to have you jump in on these “how to get started freelancing” posts. You’ve got great insight to share, and there are a lot of newbies checking us out right now. Please feel free to add your [...]

Several months ago, Tamara and I finally got business cards for the Berry-Brewer Freelance Agency. At the risk of sounding a little vain, I will tell you that we absolutely love our cards. We’ve mentioned before that the design was done by Billie Gaura of Rainmaker Marketing, and we <3 her very much. Well, I [...]

This year I became a mother, and something inside of me changed. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always been a ridiculously empathetic person; but now things are even more personal. Knowing that other mothers love their babies as much as I love Dot has opened my eyes to a whole new level of suffering in [...]

I think we all have those freelancers out there that really inspire us. From early on, Tamara and I were continually impressed by Deb Ng and her blog Freelance Writing Jobs. So, when we got the opportunity to meet her in person last month, it was really exciting. When she agreed to do a short [...]