Comments on: Reminder: Seattle freelancing Q&A and book reading tonight (1/15)

By: Michelle Goodman

Michelle Goodman — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:40:58 +0000

Meia, welcome! Nice to see you here. So glad you’ve gotten so much out of the book. Hopefully we will meet a future event.

By: Meia

Meia — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:32:38 +0000

I wish I had looked up this blog a week ago! It would have been fun to attend your event. I just finished reading your book on freelancing today. I am 33 and studying painting and drawing at UW, and trying to figure out where to intern this summer (and staring at my graduation date in 2010 with a mixture of wonder and horror). Reading your book has really helped me stop hyperventilating at my fear of re-joining the world of work. I’m afraid that if I get a job I’ll get sucked back into this horribly boring world and be trapped for the rest of my life. Freelancing sounds so much better…and less mystical and more DO-able after reading your book. There was so much in there I really relate to and made me feel so relieved that I’m not alone. I’m subscribing to your blog so I can keep an eye on what’s going on…and plan on checking out a lot of the resources in your book. Thank you so much! <3

By: Michelle Goodman

Michelle Goodman — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:48:33 +0000

Hi David, the "for women" thing is my publisher's niche, but I wrote this book for men and women (I don't control all the marketing copy they put out about the book, though I tried). I've always said that men can benefit from my books and events too (and many have). Here's a more specific answer to this question.

By: David

David — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:58:13 +0000

General question, why the focus only on women? The advice I’ve heard is applicable regardless of sex. Why alienate the majority of the workforce and remove them as potential customers?