Read It or Regret It

Read It or Regret It

Contracts are a way of life for the self-employed. If you freelance, you probably sign your name nearly as often as you write anything else. Reading those contracts carefully is absolutely essential. There are a few resources that can point out the worst contract...
Depression

Depression

I don’t talk much about depression. Most of the time, my depression is one of the least important things in my life. I have it fairly well managed due to a combination of meds (thank you modern medicine). I rarely go to talk therapy any more, though it...
Welcome, 2016!

Welcome, 2016!

2015 is going out on a decidedly easier note for me than it came in on. But many of my friends are not so lucky. To anyone who’s feeling the pain right now, I offer a shoulder and an ear and anything else I have that you need. This time last year, I was leaning...

Found Treasures

My husband and I are engaged in a purge. We got a new car recently, which means that for the first time since we moved into this house eleven years ago, we need to use the garage…as a garage. So the garage and the basement are getting cleaned out, which means...

What Are Your Plans for the Next Two Weeks?

Over the next couple of weeks, starting on August 10, I’ll be teaching a planning course at Savvy Authors. If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know that planning is not something that came naturally to me, that I had to decide to do it....