Comments on: Freelancer’s Survival Guide Setbacks Part 2 http://kriswrites.com/2009/09/10/freelancers-survival-guide-setbacks-part-2/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Karen http://kriswrites.com/2009/09/10/freelancers-survival-guide-setbacks-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Karen Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:28:24 +0000 http://kriswrites.com/?p=1115#comment-438 Kris, thanks for this. It will help more people than you know. I've been through my share of trials.. and the aftermaths. Sometimes the aftermaths are worse than the first event. Especially the emotional ones you can't see coming. One, about twelve years ago had me lying on the couch reading and watching tv for four months... de-stressing. It was necessary, but with my periodic hermit tendencies, I pulled back from almost everyone I knew. Scared myself, actually. After a while, I started to come out of it, developed a routine (sort of like you describe the startup of a freelancing business), and thanks to my brother-in-law and his mother, started writing again when they told me about the ST: Strange New Worlds contest. Remembering that dark, scary time helps me face the rough patch I'm going through at the day job now. whatever happens, I've been through before. I can do it again. And with changes I'm making now, I've noticed that my ideas are flowing again, and the writing is up. Now I've just got to start completing and submitting. Thanks, again! Kris, thanks for this. It will help more people than you know. I’ve been through my share of trials.. and the aftermaths. Sometimes the aftermaths are worse than the first event. Especially the emotional ones you can’t see coming.

One, about twelve years ago had me lying on the couch reading and watching tv for four months… de-stressing. It was necessary, but with my periodic hermit tendencies, I pulled back from almost everyone I knew. Scared myself, actually. After a while, I started to come out of it, developed a routine (sort of like you describe the startup of a freelancing business), and thanks to my brother-in-law and his mother, started writing again when they told me about the ST: Strange New Worlds contest.

Remembering that dark, scary time helps me face the rough patch I’m going through at the day job now. whatever happens, I’ve been through before. I can do it again. And with changes I’m making now, I’ve noticed that my ideas are flowing again, and the writing is up. Now I’ve just got to start completing and submitting. Thanks, again!

]]> By: JenK http://kriswrites.com/2009/09/10/freelancers-survival-guide-setbacks-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-423 JenK Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:26:55 +0000 http://kriswrites.com/?p=1115#comment-423 I am blown away at Dean selling books on 9/11. I thought I was with-it for buying Boeing stock the first day the stock market re-opened, but I had a few days to realize what the market's immediate reaction would be and that it would be temporary. I am blown away at Dean selling books on 9/11. I thought I was with-it for buying Boeing stock the first day the stock market re-opened, but I had a few days to realize what the market’s immediate reaction would be and that it would be temporary.

]]> By: Kris http://kriswrites.com/2009/09/10/freelancers-survival-guide-setbacks-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Kris Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:16:47 +0000 http://kriswrites.com/?p=1115#comment-420 You need hard copies to photocopy, sometimes to prove that something's been published (believe it or not). Tech changes as well. A lot of my early stories are hard to access on computer. It's easier to scan and send a copy. And it's more impressive to send a published novel to a foreign publisher than a manuscript, even when the foreign publisher knows the novel's been published. There are a million other reasons (charity give aways, etc) but they're not obvious until someone asks, and you don't have a copy. You need hard copies to photocopy, sometimes to prove that something’s been published (believe it or not). Tech changes as well. A lot of my early stories are hard to access on computer. It’s easier to scan and send a copy. And it’s more impressive to send a published novel to a foreign publisher than a manuscript, even when the foreign publisher knows the novel’s been published. There are a million other reasons (charity give aways, etc) but they’re not obvious until someone asks, and you don’t have a copy.

]]> By: Clare K. R. Miller http://kriswrites.com/2009/09/10/freelancers-survival-guide-setbacks-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Clare K. R. Miller Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:49:49 +0000 http://kriswrites.com/?p=1115#comment-419 Wow. The idea of not being able to remember how to write is too terrifying to contemplate for long. I'm glad you were able to figure out it was the medication. I'm sure I would have done the same as you. I have a question. How is it helpful to have copies of your publications? I can understand the nostalgia/pride value, but the way you put it made it sound to me like there's a business reason. Maybe it's obvious, but I haven't been published yet (at least, not in physical publications), so I can't figure it out! Wow. The idea of not being able to remember how to write is too terrifying to contemplate for long. I’m glad you were able to figure out it was the medication. I’m sure I would have done the same as you.

I have a question. How is it helpful to have copies of your publications? I can understand the nostalgia/pride value, but the way you put it made it sound to me like there’s a business reason. Maybe it’s obvious, but I haven’t been published yet (at least, not in physical publications), so I can’t figure it out!

]]> By: Another great post on the business side of writing http://kriswrites.com/2009/09/10/freelancers-survival-guide-setbacks-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Another great post on the business side of writing Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:38:17 +0000 http://kriswrites.com/?p=1115#comment-416 [...] know I love to pass these along. Here’s another great one from Kristine Kathryn [...] [...] know I love to pass these along. Here’s another great one from Kristine Kathryn [...]

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