Responses to Questions About Freelancing as a Writer

QUESTION 1:

Don’t you ever worry about where your next paycheck is coming from?

My response:

Actually, worry more about the important things, like the merits of the serial comma.

QUESTION 3:

Doesn’t it suck that you’re always floating ideas for approval?

My response:

Not nearly as much as waiting for your boss to OK your expenditure on paper clips.

QUESTION 5:

What are you going to do when that magazine you write for goes out of business?

My response:

Gee, it never occurred to me that a thriving business could be mismanaged or find itself in the throes of shifting markets. 

QUESTION 8:

What is it like to not have a boss?

My response:

I have several bosses and am trying to find more every day.

QUESTION 9:

Don’t you ever fantasize about what it would be like to have a real job?

My response:

Most all of my fantasies involve deserted islands. None involves work.

QUESTION 10:

Do you think I could make it as a freelancer?

My response:

You've certainly got the querying part down pat.

SEE: The Freelancer

Most in Demand Freelancing Jobs of 2015

This list is predicted by various, viral online sources.

• UX designer and developer
• Copywriter
• Mobile app developer
• Data scientist
• PHP developer
• Content manager
• SEO specialist
• Translator
• Quality assurance engineer
• PPC specialist

Are you on the list?

Ceased to Exist

“I guess I thought my career would just go on the way it had. But once I turned 40, I really did feel like I’d ceased to exist in Hollywood. I thought I’d have an older-woman’s career like Meryl Streep or Jessica Lange did. But not only weren’t there roles for me, there weren’t any for Meryl either. It was noticeable and unmistakable. And painful.”

Geena Davis

Lillian Gish