When it comes to freelance writing, we are expected to do a lot of things. We have to know a little about this and a little about that. Tamara and I are convinced that we would make awesome cocktail party attendees because of the random assortment of knowledge we’ve accumulated while researching topics [...]

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 [...]

One of the advantages of freelancing is that you get to do things your way. There’s no one standing over you directing how things happen. If you like to work early in the morning so you can enjoy the rest of your day, so be it. If, like me, you have to [...]

Week two of NaNoWriMo officially started over the weekend, and I’m happy to report that I am still feeling really excited about the entire process. I have been happily neglecting my paid freelancing work (though this may not make me happy a week or two from now) in favor of the more pressing needs of [...]

Now that election season has officially drawn to a close here in the U.S, it’s time for us to also bring an end to our ongoing debate with Men with Pens. We have a few more things to say on the subject, and since we called them out, it seems only appropriate to offer [...]

I’m blogging about my NaNoWriMo participation for a number of reasons.

It’s my first time doing it, and I’m really excited. My family and friends only want to hear about it for so long, so this offers me an outlet for my enthusiasm.
I’m hoping that by making my intention public, I’ll be held more accountable for [...]

We’ve done quite a bit of talking here on Freelance Parent about all the different “specialties” we freelancers have picked up over the years based on the clients we get and the projects in which we immerse ourselves. The results always tend to be amusing; with everything from body armor and beekeeping to vibrational medicine [...]

As I worked my way through yet another batch of SEO articles, I found myself contemplating all of the odd things I’ve learned as a result of being a freelance writer. I’ve told people that my job is “sort of like getting paid to do homework.” While that sounds like torture to some people, I [...]

If there’s one thing that Tamara and I truly believe, it’s that the quality of your writing matters. In our opinion, better writers are worth more money.
Of course, being able to run your writing business—marketing your services and networking within the industry—is incredibly important, as well. Tamara recently mentioned the idea [...]

Last year when we were nominated for Michael Stelzner’s “Top 10 Blogs for Writers,” on his Writing White Papers blog we were more than a little surprised. I don’t think “flabbergasted” is too strong of an adjective, actually. Freelance Parent was still brand-new, and we thought perhaps it was a fluke.
That fluke has bolstered us for [...]