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    My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive As a Creative Professional for Hire by Michelle Goodman

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    • Pub. Date: October 2008
    • 256pp
    • Sales Rank: 73,797

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      • Pub. Date: October 2008
      • Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group
      • Format: Paperback, 256pp
      • Sales Rank: 73,797

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      Tired of clocking in and losing out? Want to pursue creative, fulfilling work on your own time and also make a living in the process? My So-Called Freelance Life is a how-to guidebook for women who want to avoid the daily grind and turn their freelance dreams into reality. Michelle Goodman, author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide and self-proclaimed former “wage slave,” offers tips, advice, how-to’s, and everything else a woman needs to pursue a freelance career.

      Confused as to whether you should tell your clients that the odd gurgling sound during a conference call is emanating from the infant sleeping on your shoulder? Goodman answers all of the unusual questions that may arise for women exploring the freelance world. Far more than your normal business guidebook, My So-Called Freelance Life blends candid, humorous anecdotes from a wide variety of freelancers with Goodman’s own personal experiences as a creative worker for hire.

      Whether you’re a freelance first-timer or a seasoned creative professional, copyediting queen or web guru, My So-Called Freelance Life is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in freelancing.

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      November 17, 2008: I've been working as a freelance writer for about 6 months full time, and Goodman's book could not have come at a better time. If nothing else, hearing another freelance writer describe her experiences helped motivate me to continue. But Goodman's book did not stop there. I really feel her pages taught me how to set a monetary value on my services, how to stick up for myself with an annoying client, and how to generally view my work as a business, which it of course is. So many of us writers tend to think of our work as beautiful and creative and sort of sneer at the business-y stuff associated with it. Goodman's work teaches you how to view the business of writing as just that (and to do it logically and successfully) while still maintaining the integrity and art of your product. I love this book. I consult it at least once daily.