The other thing I wanted to say was WOO HOO congratulations on your first article in the SF Chronicle!!! That is so wonderful I am so happy for you.

And thank *you* for the blog compliment. I still stare at the new design, the Men did a bang up job. You will get there, and then they can work on your blog if you want. For now, I think it is perfect.

That is a very original idea you have for your novel. I think it would do very well. Thank you for sharing that!

Brett Legree’s last blog post..the power of one.

It’s funny, I was just looking through MwP archives and saw their redesign on your blog. It looks amazing. I may have to hire these guys to do something pretty and exciting to mine. If I were a rich woman. Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba deedle deedle dum.

The novel I was working on was about a call girl. I was interested in how a high-class call girl basically has the same sort of responsibilities in a relationship as an upper-class married woman, minus the child-rearing. It’s on hold right now, while I learn to be a professional, but I’d like to return to it soon.

Tei’s last blog post..Link to my article!

Money is nice. You need money to pay the bills for sure. But we need to be happy too. By the way I love your story too. It reminds me of my story of wanting to trade places with that farmer.

I’ll sharpen my saw and clear your woodlot… what do you want, corn or potatoes?

@ Tei: keep at it. Never give up. You write very well (in my non-expert opinion). And you have a great blog. You’ll get there. What is your novel about?

Brett Legree’s last blog post..the power of one.

Myself, I worked as a swordfighting instructor for a dear friend, whose business never did get off the ground. Watching him did teach me an awful lot about running one, though, and I josh with him now about his failure being my success.

Karen, I’ll definitely be hitting you up for that information in about a week. I DO actually have a few assignments right now – have to go run and finish an article for the SF Chronicle right this second, actually – but I’ll be wondering what to do with myself next week, so I’ll probably come seeking guidance about then. Thanks for offering!

Tei’s last blog post..When I was a girl, we were taught how to write.

@ Tei welcome to the revolution! Freedom! If you need help with Elance or Guru let me know. I’m happy to share my inside tips.

Unionized salary, $20 an hour. Paid vacation per year: 6 weeks. Paid mobile sick days per year: 7. Position: Supervisory administrative. Potential for promotion: High.

I lost that when the company moved two cities over. I took three months off and went back into horses full time.

For five years, I shoveled shit in a stable, groomed big-ass horses that were high-strung and dangerous, and guided absolute newbies around on horseback in the woods.

Salary: $8 an hour. Lunch: Unpaid. Vacation: None. Job security: Seasonal, 5 months a year.

I was never happier. Except for now.

Karen, I read the big exchange and blog post on auction sites, and immediately went over to elance and Guru to sign up, and I’m still futzing about getting a profile properly up and running, but I’m definitely going to be taking advantage of that outlet! Thanks to MwP and all of you for the running commentary there, because I’d only ever encountered the evil ’5 cents per article’ sorts of freelance sites before, so I would never have continued to hunt for the lucrative and legitimate equivalents.

You know, it’s funny, I AM broke, but I’m also working from a home office and properly running a freelance writing business full-time, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my life. This is rapidly becoming one my favorite forums to talk about it in, so thanks for being here.

Tei’s last blog post..When I was a girl, we were taught how to write.