#freelancer
Turbo tax halp
1. Turned down an opportunity that didn’t feel right for my work2. Pitched a story3. Got edits back on an essay4. Pitched a story5. Delays in getting a literary journal I’m in because COVID-19 shut them down6. Made edits on an essay in response to feedback from an editor7. Pitched a story8. Started sending asks for endorsements for Chew This Journal 9. Got edits back on a time sensitive article 10. Made edits on the time sensitive story11. Got a call from an editor offering me a feature story12. Phone pitched a story - got a mabe! 13. Got edits back on another article14. Had a great phone conversation with one of my editors15. Reviewed and made edits on a article16. Organized my planner for the week17. Made a video for my patrons18. Positive rejection on a pitch19. Got outreached for a possible new writing gig20. Eeemmmaaaiiil21. Document prep of the Chew this Journal manuscript for sending to influencers for endorsement 22. Got a story offered to me to write for end of week23. Sent 7 pitch ideas to an new editor with a publication I write regularly for24. Started sending Chew This Journal to influencers for endorsements 25. Got a bit more feedback from an editor on a personal essay26. Made edits on a personal essay for an editor27. Pitched a essay 28. Got two essay assignments from a publication 29. Had a personal essay published at GO30. Invoicing 31. Contract signing for magazines32. Reviewed trick titles 33. More invoicing 34. Published my month of favorite things for my Patrons35. Read a book36. Finished edits on an article and sent it back to my editor37. Pitched an article 38. Drafted an article39. Outreached sources for an article40. Got outreached by a reporter that was creepy41. Made a request for an article to get pulled from a publication 42. Made a video for my patrons43. Engaged with a source for an article 44. Connected with influencers that may blurb Chew This Journal45. Had a publication honor my request to pull an old article46. Edited an article47. Filed an article with one of my editors48. Followed up on pitches 49. Pitched an article50. Followed up on a pitch51. Tried to negotiate for more information and a better rate from a possible new client52. Designed a coloring page for my patrons53. Got an update on an academic journal that I have an article being published in54. Sent a pitch55. Had a pitch rejected56. Followed up with sources57. Made a video for my patrons58. Made a coloring page for my patrons59. Sent Chew This Journal to more influencers60. Followed up on if a local magazine is still printing the next issue where I’m supposed to have a few articles in61. Reached out to sources62. Connected with a collaborator 63. Wrote a post for my Patrons about publishing and sticking with a story64. Sent a followup email to a source65. Found out a local magazine is still in print during covid-1966. Outreach to more influencers67. Interviews for an article 68. Published a new piece of queer fiction for my patrons69. Got really positive feedback on an essay of mine that is appearing in a academic literary journal - and a little over a month to make very minimal edits70. Updated my website71. Correspondence with sources72. Got new writing from one of my writing clients 73. Got beta reader feedback on an in-progress novel74. Finalized last quarter accounting numbers for my collaborative picture book 75. Kept up with my daily doodle challenge76. Sent a pitch77. Had a story run in The New York Times
Or I guess I should put it another way…
1. I work full time
2. I have a freelance project that has been going on for almost a year that is wrapping up in the next couple of months.
3. I have a second freelance project that I have a deadline for in a month. It is a very manageable deadline, but still a deadline.
4. I have a small project that I have one more sketch to do to finish up the project, but my contact is MIA….
So a really cool freelance job offer just popped its head out of nowhere after finding my online portfolio (Yes they are important, keep them updated, keep them relevant) and could possibly be something big. I have a feeling…but also the person just seems very professional and has a great portfolio themselves. If they chose to work with me…they want me to jump right in now. But I am worried about stretching myself too thin…but it might be a good opportunity….what do?? What is sanity??