WritingThoughts

I first met Wendy Lindsey on the WAHMs Who Write forum, but it was a while before I clicked the link to get to her blog. Wendy’s Mommy Space blog caught my eye instantly with its beautiful banner full of smiling moms and children. As I read through the posts I noticed that each one […]

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I recently bought WriterMama‘s (Christina Katz) new book, How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids. Since I’m focusing on WAHMs this week, I thought it would be the perfect time to give you a brief informal review of the book. First of all, Christina seems to come primarily from the perspective of a […]

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Yesterday I said that the single most important thing to consider before beginning to freelance was your reason for freelancing. I said that because that reason affects all other aspects of your business. This particular post really exemplifies that truth. If, like me, your reason for wanting to freelance is to spend more time with […]

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One of my favorite things about WAHM week is that I get to “share” some of my favorite WAHMs with you. One of those WAHMs is Gayla McCord. Because Gayla is an online mentor, of sorts, I was excited when she agreed to be interviewed for this project. I met Gayla through the MomGadget Forum, […]

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Well, my DSL connection is a bit iffy today. I keep losing my work (yes, I know I shouldn’t compose online). I am going to have to type a much shorter version of this than I had originally written. That’s probably a good thing. Next month marks the fifth anniversary of what turned out to […]

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Today marks the beginning of a week at WritingThoughts devoted to concerns and issues related to working at home. Since many freelance writers (including myself) are also work at home moms (WAHMs), this week should be fun and informative. (If you are not a WAHM, please stay tuned. WritingThoughts will return to our normal discussion […]

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I woke up this morning to find a nice e-mail from Christina Katz, author of “Writer Mama: How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids,” (affiliate link, I receive a small fee for each book purchased) in my inbox. I’ve actually been reading Christina’s helpful blog for a few weeks now and Christina had […]

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My kids often come home with assignments to compare and contrast two things. I thought it would be an interesting and helpful exercise to apply to the two available environments in the writing field, especially since I have been a part of each environment (twelve years as a technical writer, four years operating my own […]

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