Archive for May, 2011
The Ratatouille Writer
One of my daughter’s favorite movies is Ratatouille. Hence, it is one we watch often. In case you are not familiar, it is an animated story about a special rat who finds himself cooking in a famous restaurant in Paris. The name of the restaurant is Gusteau’s and the owner of the restaurant had a [...]
A Load of Balls
Working online as a freelance writer means you probably don’t have to deal with too many other arty types. Of course you will have clients, but most of them, by definition, are not arty, because if they were they would be doing the writing themselves. Being a novelist or a screenwriter, on the other hand, [...]
Put The Fun Back Into Your Freelance Writing
I gotta tell ya, sometimes freelance writing is a drag. Facing the prospect of a dozen articles you don’t give a rip about will sour up anyone’s bowl of Cheerios. String a bunch of assignments together like this and you could find yourself on the edge and not having much fun. So, here are some [...]
I Need a Vocation
What? Did I say vocation? Please, no, I have two already. God, or whoever’s in charge up there, please do not land me with another. I meant to say I need a vacation. I felt my first stirrings of a vocation shortly after arriving at London University in 1984 to supposedly read History. I say [...]
How To Become A Freelance Writer
Let’s get right to it. Have your head examined. Don’t worry, self examination is okay. You need to engage in some honest and serious introspection. You need to examine if you are ready and willing to get your head in the game. If you can’t commit fully to being a freelance writer, then you should [...]
Morsmorde
Apparently, in Harry Potter spell-speak, that word means to “Conjure the Dark Mark”. I don’t know what that refers to in Harry Potterland, nor do I give a crap, but I like it. I think I may have a website called that. I’m a dour sod at times. Dark Mark. That’s me. Dark Mark Pepper. [...]
The College of Freelancing
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to go speak at my girl’s second grade class on Career Day. Up until the day before, I had pretty much no idea what I was going to talk about in terms of being a writer. Ultimately I decided to spend the 15 minutes of fame talking about [...]
Freelance Rocks
In our ongoing effort to leave no stone unturned when it comes to all things freelance, today we’re going to explore some of the freelance rocks you should consider looking under to help you find more freelance work. Rock #1 – Local stuff. A lot of freelance writers get so hooked up to the web [...]
Floating Boats
I’m going to do something strange: I’m going to be constructive. I have donned my Tumblemoose trapper’s hat, and I’m going to offer some advice, á la George. Note that I didn’t say I’m going to be positive. That may also happen, we’ll just have to see. Let’s chat about novels. I know you’re writing [...]
