Recently, I was listen to a YouTube video on writing where the speaker told the audience to treat their writing as a full-time job. However, the speaker talked later on about their personal peak writing time being two to three hours before their significant other got home from work. Getting into semantics, that’s not treating Read More …
As I write this, I can feel each muscle throughout my body individually cramp into hard knots. Tiny jolts of electricity course through my veins, shocking me with any movement. To move feels like wading in cement. After a few minutes, I have to stop to clear the dense fog enveloping my brain and re-think Read More …
Let’s discuss my favorite group of people: haters. You heard me right. I love haters. So much so, that I advise people to celebrate with a glass of champagne when they acquire their very first hater. And before you leave thinking I’m crazy, allow me to give you my reasons why I embrace the hate Read More …
According to an online article written by Ben Matthews entitled Freelance Statistics 2016: The Freelance Economy in Numbers, 53 million people are performing freelance work in the United States and contribute to the overall economy approximately $715 billion in earnings. This equates to 34 percent of the national workforce. What are the current battles being fought Read More …
Little did I know that an innocent encounter long ago would profoundly affect my life for the next 30 years. I was in my room when the sounds of a strange accent I had never heard before wafted my way from the living room. Intrigued, I was drawn to check it out. I ran into Read More …
A few weeks ago, my writer friend and Kingdom of Paidalot Royal Court member Kelly Boyer-Sagert of kbsagert.com fame asked me if I’d play in a writer game of tag — and I thought it would be really fun so I said yes. All I needed to do was to answer three questions and Read More …
This post contains affiliate links. By purchasing through our links, you show your support for Freelance Writers Academy and all the content we provide — and we thank you for that! Peter Bowerman has been a commercial freelancer, seminar leader, and business coach in Atlanta, Georgia since 1993. With NO industry contacts, NO Read More …
I have taken a couple days off from the blog challenge because weekends are my time for strategizing the big picture view here at Freelance Writers Academy. So let’s get back into the swing of things, shall we? Today’s Challenge: What’s does your perfect day look like? The idea behind this challenge Read More …
Today’s Challenge: Write a response blog post to this question: What is your definition of location independence? Not being tied down to any particular location is definitely a dream of mine. I used to love road trips as a kid. Every summer my dad would pack up the van and we would head Read More …
TODAY’S CHALLENGE: Write a response blog post to this question: What’s your definition of freedom in business and adventure in life? Writer Unchained. Freedom in Business What does it mean to be unchained? It means that my business (and my life for that matter) is not held back Read More …
