Taking the Leap
So this week is officially my last week working a 9-5 job! I gave my notice at the publisher I currently work for on Monday. I’ll be serving to pay the bills, but will have so much more time and...
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So here I am, Monday morning – sitting in a coffee shop instead of a cubicle. Feels great! Just finished setting out my monthly goals. One of the most important things about freelance is discipline and...
View ArticleWeek 2
Hello all! So week 1 was a decent success. Put an ad out in FFWD, a local newspaper, sent a few query emails to local publications and received a couple of replies, and visited various...
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It was a very exciting week! On Wednesday I officially landed my first freelance gig! I’ll be copy editing a non-fiction manuscript for a local publisher over the next two weeks. For those of you who...
View ArticleWeek 4 – The Nitty Gritty
I’ve often felt that the best way to learn something is to just throw yourself into the fire, so to speak, regardless of whether you know what you’re doing. It doesn’t matter how much you read on the...
View ArticleJust the Beginning
Dear faithful friends and followers, I can’t thank you enough for all your support over the past two years I’ve been writing this blog. When I first started freelancing, I started “Freelancing to...
View ArticleRebirth
Happy New Year everyone! 2012 has finally arrived, and Freelancing to Freedom is back – I hope you like the new theme (and photos!). As promised, I’ve spent some time reflecting over the past few weeks...
View ArticleLife Without Ceilings Version 2.0
Before writing my blog this week, I decided to scan through my folder of writing prompts. Every day I receive a writing prompt from WordPress, and I’ve saved up some of my favourites for inspiration....
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