Comments on The Struggling Writer: Motivation for Freelancers

Thanks for the tips. I love to write. I feel the b...

2008-06-02T08:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the tips. I love to write. I feel the burning desire to write no matter if it is ever published, but I hope to be published one day.

I think there are a LOT of us out there, many of w...

2008-03-11T09:04:00.000-07:00

I think there are a LOT of us out there, many of whom are quite successful. I find that encouraging because it illustrates that we can make a living at this. A dedicated freelancer can make six figures a year while a lazy one will have to settle for less. That's fine with me. When I read about Carson Brackney's $125k challenge a while back, I remember thinking, "If I know how to make $125k per year, I'd work 1/3 as hard and settle for $40k."

Amazing. I share the exact same lazy love for writ...

2008-03-09T22:49:00.000-07:00

Amazing. I share the exact same lazy love for writing, and the despicable habit of handing things in minutes before deadline. I wonder just how many of us there are out there... Each of us individuals could do such great things if we firmly decided to do them and worked at them, but ah, we're just so laaazy...

It's pathetic. Thinking about it often makes me feel like punching myself. :D