Is online freelance writing a waste of your time? — I can think of few jobs that I dislike more than online freelance writing. Growing up in rural mid-Michigan, I spent my summers as a teenager picking pickles. That’s right — pickles. Now before I continue, please don’t start debating whether I picked “cucumbers” or I picked “pickles.” After numerous…

An update from my world of online freelance writing — What are you worth? In this story, I’m going deep. If you don’t want to dig deep, then you should probably stop reading and go do something else like prune your rose bushes or floss your teeth or put your cereal boxes in alphabetical order to give the illusion that…

And I’m letting it fly about online freelance writing — When speaking, my dad used to begin many of his sentences with “let me tell you a little something.” Well, let me tell you a little something, if you don’t like truth and profanity, you should probably do something else with your time instead of reading this. A girl on…

Life is different today — I’m 54. To some, that’s old. To others — not so much. I recently stumbled into a freelance writing position. The fact that I accidentally ended up getting an online writing freelance gig is proof that I’m old and still don’t have a firm grasp of this whole working-at-home-via-the-internet thing…

Little writers can make big money. — Some things in life are unpredictable — like lottery numbers, how much I’m going to weigh from one week to the next, and how much money I will make from a story that I write. This is the tale of the little story that could. And, just like the Energizer…

What to write about to help you make more money — The other day I came across a story by a popular writer. I was surprised to see that they were writing about a particular topic that they usually don’t write about. So, of course, I read the story to see what they had to say about the unusual topic and…

Ladies, go have your temper tantrums elsewhere — What the hell is wrong with people? Recently, I have seen a flare-up of rude comments, primarily from female readers/writers directed at female writers. Allow me to elaborate. This morning I came across yet another story of a female writer who is taking a break from the platform in large…

Always, sometimes, or never? — A while back, I decided to do a little reading. I came across a writer I liked, so I started reading his work. A few sentences into his story, out of the blue, there it was, staring at me — the “C” word. Actually, it was more like screaming at…

Here’s what happened. — I’ve heard so many times that the key to success as a writer is to write consistently. I’m not a fan of consistent writing. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with writing consistently; I just don’t like consistent writing as it pertains to me. Allow me to explain. I have…