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After reading My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire, Michelle Goodman, is my new hero. Only thing is, I wish I bought this book years ago. (Though it wasn’t published until September 2008, by Seal Press.)
The ten bucks I spent on this book will likely save me thousands of dollars over the course of my career. And, it will definitely save me oodles of time, headaches and heartaches.
I plan to buy a stack of extras so I can give it to all of my classmates and peers who come to me for advice. It’s that helpful. More, it’s a fun read. (I know, not what you’d expect from a how-to book.) I actually laughed out loud several times.
Why’s it so helpful? Well, it’s packed full of helpful resources, as you’d expect. But it’s also crammed with real-life, on-the-job experiences that ring true. In fact, in my two years as a full-time freelance writer-for-hire, I’ve run into many of the situations Goodman discusses: Crappy clients, PIE (paid in exposure offers), late payments, mind-numbing contracts, organization and administrative frustrations, budgeting woes and more.
The book isn’t only for writers, though. If you’re looking to start any type of freelance business, My So-Called Freelance Life is a must read.
This isn’t Goodman’s first book. She also wrote The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube. Between books, keep up with her on Twitter and sign up for her e-mail newsletter on her Web site.
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My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire by Michelle Goodman
Rhiannon, December 18, 2009
After reading My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire, Michelle Goodman, is my new hero. Only thing is, I wish I bought this book years ago. (Though it wasn’t published until September 2008, by Seal Press.)The ten bucks I spent on this book will likely save me thousands of dollars over the course of my career. And, it will definitely save me oodles of time, headaches and heartaches.
I plan to buy a stack of extras so I can give it to all of my classmates and peers who come to me for advice. It’s that helpful. More, it’s a fun read. (I know, not what you’d expect from a how-to book.) I actually laughed out loud several times.
Why’s it so helpful? Well, it’s packed full of helpful resources, as you’d expect. But it’s also crammed with real-life, on-the-job experiences that ring true. In fact, in my two years as a full-time freelance writer-for-hire, I’ve run into many of the situations Goodman discusses: Crappy clients, PIE (paid in exposure offers), late payments, mind-numbing contracts, organization and administrative frustrations, budgeting woes and more.
The book isn’t only for writers, though. If you’re looking to start any type of freelance business, My So-Called Freelance Life is a must read.
This isn’t Goodman’s first book. She also wrote The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube. Between books, keep up with her on Twitter and sign up for her e-mail newsletter on her Web site.