When Did Hunter Thompson Die?
Hunter S. Thompson, according to the obits and the ineradicable jottings of the Great Scorer, shot himself on February 20, 2005. Just short of a year ago, after rereading a ton of his works, I felt an...
View ArticleHow One Freelance Copy Editor (Mostly) Quit Caffeine
Caffeine drives much of the freelance world past earthly limits to help solo workers of all stripes crush deadlines. So why would I part ways with this magic molecule? ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, I had my...
View ArticleTracking My Freelance Business Time, or No Second Left Behind
On January 1, 2015, I started recording the time I spend on freelance-practice business functions that don’t fall under a specific project’s billing code. How big will my “invoice” be come next New...
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Declining an Offer I Can’t Refuse: Saying “No” ahead of a Future “Yes”
I said “no” to a project that would have paid three months of my rent, but I feel like I’ve gained rather than lost. Here’s why. This weekend marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s...
View ArticleACES 2016 Introduction Post!
Greetings! If we’ve just met at the 2016 American Copy Editors Society conference in Portland, or you’ve arrived here from the URL on my business card, welcome! I wanted to post a more extensive...
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