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How Will Freelancers Fare in the Health Reform?
When I started freelancing five years ago, my family’s health insurance premiums were approximately $19,200 per year. Starting in November, they will be $36,000 a year, thanks to two straight years where we saw increases of $600 a month. It’s … Continue reading
Growing Your Business, The Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Your Back Office
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Lessons on Thriving in the New Economy
I was riveted by Hanna Rosin’s cover story in the New York Times magazine, “Who Wears the Pants in This Economy?” The story looks at how the power balance has shifted in the community of Alexander City, Ala. as prestigious … Continue reading
The Scoop: High-Paying Contract Work
If you’ve been fantasizing about leaving a nightmare job to go out on your own or have discovered that your days on the corporate mothership are numbered in this tough economy, you won’t want to to miss the latest New York Times … Continue reading
Growing Your Business, Making the Break, The Lifestyle, Uncategorized
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Balance Your Kids’ Lives–and Your Own
My husband and I spent our first six years as parents raising four small children in Jersey City, N.J. We lived on a gentrifying block in a city where a substantial portion of the population lives in poverty. Because we weren’t … Continue reading
Surprise Winner: Stephen King’s ‘On Writing’
When I asked my writing group for recommendations of great books about writing, I was surprised to hear them say Stephen King’s On Writing. Here’s a blog post that excerpts the book, which I downloaded on to my Nook and … Continue reading
On Gratitude … and Deadlines
Last Thursday, I unexpectedly found myself getting emergency surgery. I’m still on the mend but, thanks to a great medical team, should be back to normal in a week or two. When I got home from the hospital several days … Continue reading
Jonah Lehrer And What The Scandal Says About Writing
Let’s be honest here: If you’ve been freelancing or even making your living as a writer in any kind of realistic way, you know the narrative tricks that brought Jonah Lehrer down. The act of a composing a high-level story … Continue reading
Freelancing: Life on the Fringe
I’m lucky enough to have an amazing group of friends whom I’ve known since kindergarten or thereabouts. We grew up in a small town on Long Island. On a rare “girls night out” last week, I met them for dinner … Continue reading
Work Like A Woman, Not Like A Man
So I was in a meeting, one of those regular weekly meetings, and I was one of two women in the room. I had a to-do list that stretched all the way down a yellow legal pad, and I was … Continue reading
Taking a Real Vacation: Mull of Kintyre
Here’s to my first week back at work after the first three-week vacation I’ve ever taken. I visited Belgium, England, and Scotland, wrapping up the time with a four-day stay in London with my two girls. Here’s a photo of … Continue reading