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My new book = less blog posts till early April

February 21st, 2008

You may have caught me alluding to the new book I’m working on last week. It’s essentially a follow-up to The Anti 9-to-5 Guide, on what to do once you’ve fled the cube for freelance pastures. It covers things like how to hustle, haggle, and basically have enough money to eat. Seal Press will be publishing it at the end of the year, and I’m currently putting the finishing touches on it.

Since my deadline’s looming fast and I really need to focus (read: catch up) during the next few weeks, you’re going to see less posts from me until early April. More like two a week. In fact, if you see me posting, say, four times a week between now and April, you have my permission to type in all caps, “Michelle, WTF are you doing blogging again? You still have chapters to finish!”

Yeah, just like that. Only in ALL CAPS. Thanks.

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3 Comments Add your own

1. laura | February 22nd, 2008 at 7:04 am

For your book (break a leg!) I’d REALLY like to know

– how to negotiate a fee. I too often fold out of fear that the editor will say, FU, I don’t need the hassle and can fill my space more cheaply.

– how to ensure the editor will not edit my piece (beyond any obviously unintended typo or lack of subject-predicate agreement due to my own revisions). I’m a highly credentialed editor, copyeditor and writer with national exposure in top- flight places but none of that forestalls some asshole tampering with my humor pieces which of course rely on tight writing and on-purpose word magic for wit.

Thanks mucho! Love your stuff!
2. Michelle Goodman | February 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 am

thanks so much, laura.
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Hi, my name's Michelle Goodman and I've been freelancing since 1992. I'm author of My So-Called Freelance Life and The Anti 9-to-5 Guide. Read my full bio here.