Category Archives: Dreams
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From Corporate to Freelance Business Writer in Just 30 Years
Posted on October 27, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Dreams, Guest Blogs{by guest blogger Cathy Miller} I cherished my sister’s Nancy Drew books. Like so many things in a family of seven children, the books I loved were hand-me-downs. Okay, to be honest, they were never mine. But, I read them from cover to cover and back again. I think it was then I realized I [...]
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The One Thing You Should Be Doing as a Freelance Writer
Posted on October 10, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Dreams, Freelance Writers, Freelance WritingWhen I wrote this list of easy ways I increased my chance to freelance writing success, I neglected something BIG. In fact, it was the number one thing that helped launch my career. And the fastest. Just this past March, I wrote about how I was on the fence about this one. Looking back, I’m [...]
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Spilling the Beans…
Posted on September 12, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, DreamsOkay, I’ve been keeping a secret for WAY too long. It’s been eating me up inside… But I think I can finally share at least one of them. Here’s what it’s not… I didn’t write a book. {Though I hope one day I can reveal a secret like that one.} I’m not quitting freelancing. I [...]
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Bye Bye Borders
Posted on September 5, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Dreamsphoto via pinterest I spent “last Friday night” doing something a whole lot more conservative than Katy Perry. I got my hair done and had dinner with my husband. On our walk in town afterwards, we stopped by one of the last remaining historical monuments of my generation: Borders. As we pushed our way through [...]
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From Full-Time Job to Full-Time Freelancer: One Editor’s True Story
Posted on August 30, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Dreams, Freelance WritingEver wonder what it would be like to take that next step in your career, to jump into unknown waters or dip your toes into the freelancing world? If you’re thinking of taking the leap from 9 to 5 to the freedom of freelancing, you’ll love reading this full-time associate editor true story of how freelancing [...]
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Saucy Balls
Posted on March 8, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Dreams, For Entrepreneurs{photo courtesy of NBC.com} Would you eat at a restaurant called, “Saucy Balls?” That’s what America’s Next Great Fast Food Restaurant hosts Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone, Steve Ells and Lorena Garcia are deciding. A new reality show on NBC is taking fast food restaurants to a whole other level as the four hosts attempt to [...]
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My Last Gift for Writers in 2010
Posted on January 1, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Dreams{photo credit} This is it! It’s December 31st, 2010. We’re just hours away from the end of the new year. Before 2011, I wanted a chance to give you one more gift. And since it’s the last one, it has to be BIG. So here we go! TIP #8: Live BIG! I don’t know if [...]
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Quick Tip 7: Use Your Calling
Posted on December 21, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Dreams, Writer Tips{photo credit} I used to write the way it felt to run against the wind or swim against the current. I wrote to please. I wrote to entertain (and I hope I still do, knock on wood). And I wrote to prove something. I wrote against what felt natural to me. And it was a [...]
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My 5 Minutes of Fame
Posted on December 9, 2010 by brandiwplogin in DreamsHi there! Glad you stopped by! You’ve found one of my blogs on writing and freelancing tips for new writers and entrepreneurs. I also have one on inspiring others here. If you are in search of a writer to get all of your words in order, I’d love to work with you! I am a [...]
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What a Psychic Told Me About Freelancing
Posted on May 12, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Dreams, Writer Issues SolvedI had somewhat of a revelation tonight, which is why I’m fighting back droopy eyes and fatigue to stay up and finish this post. I went to a psychic-something I have done in the past, partly because I believe in it and also because as a writer doubt creeps in and out of my life [...]
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