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Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Online Networking 3 (Networking Part Nine)
Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Online Networking 3 (Networking Part Nine) Kristine Kathryn Rusch Well, the fine group of people I interviewed about online networking last week taught me something—all by example. I often post the Freelancer’s Guide late on Wednesday night—about midnight or so Pacific Time. It’s too late to tweet that the Guide is up (no offense to the Australian readers) and the wrong time to post on Facebook or on my various list serves. So I wait to announce the new Guide until I get online the following morning. Last Wednesday night, I posted the Guide at about 11:30 p.m., then I shut down the internet computer and trundled off to my evening relaxation routine. (Yes, I’m a late night person. Setting your own schedule is one of the … Read entire article »
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Recommended Reading List March 2010
I read a lot in March. Much of it was student manuscripts. Some of it was out-of-date or research material. A lot were pretty mediocre novels that I couldn’t finish. So while I racked up the pages, I didn’t finish much. Most of what I did finish isn’t worth recommending. What is worth recommending from March? Some magazine articles and two books. After my stellar January, March really was a disappointment. (Although the student manuscripts were all better than expected—so no disappointments there.) March, 2010 Blum, Deborah, The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, The Penguin Press, 2010. First the title caught me. Then the subtitle: I adore the history of science, the history of criminology, and anything about Jazz Age New York. And of … Read entire article »
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Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Online Networking 2 (Networking Part Eight)
Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Online Networking 2 (Networking Part Eight) Kristine Kathryn Rusch I had a great week this past week. Because I knew I’d be finishing a novel, which is always a period of great airheadedness for me (more than usual), and because I knew I was heading into a part of the networking topic I felt completely inadequate to write, I asked for help. I mentioned to all you readers that I needed assistance on the Guide, and several of you responded. I also asked people whom I think are good at networking for their assistance. I asked them two questions: 1. How do you network on the internet? 2. How has it helped/hurt your business? I got wonderful answers—so many, in fact, that I know this topic will extend … Read entire article »
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Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Online Networking (Networking Part Seven)
Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Online Networking (Networking Part Seven) Kristine Kathryn Rusch When Carolyn Nicita asked me to discuss networking way back in February, she reminded me that I had missed a major topic in the Freelancer’s Guide. I also knew that the networking section would have a lot of posts. I didn’t realize, however, that I’d still be writing on this topic in April. Before you go any further in today’s post, however, stop and read the comments from last week’s post on personality types and networking. Readers have put up some great clarifications and excellent suggestions on ways for introverts and extroverts to survive at conferences. You’ll learn a lot from their suggestions. I did. Which leads me to online networking. Ironically enough, I would have missed the topic … Read entire article »
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Freelancer’s Survival Guide: 2 Personality Types (Networking Part 6)
Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: 2 Personality Types (Networking Part Six) Kristine Kathryn Rusch Two weeks ago, my post on group dynamics (Networking Part Four) briefly went viral. People who worked on conventions in science fiction, mystery, and romance shared the post with each other. So did some SCA people, gamers, and lawyers. Each retweet and post with a link mentioned a group experience that had something to do with the group dynamics that I had described. Several folks used the post as a cautionary tale for groups that were just starting up. In that post, I discussed the group as a group, and the freelancer as an individual. But we all know that groups are composed of individuals, all with different needs and different focuses. This week, I’m going to … Read entire article »
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Hollywood Ending
My new story, “Hollywood Ending,” has just appeared in the April issue of Baen’s Universe. The story, set in 1946, is fantasy. And the artwork suits the story. Check it out here. … Read entire article »
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How Copyright Holders Make Money
So I was scanning the Washington Post this morning over breakfast, and I came across a beautiful article on how copyright holders make money. In fact, it’s a great article on how freelancers make money. I started the article, however, because it was about a guy who organizes road races and runs. Who knew? This article is a prime example of what my husband, Dean Wesley Smith, calls the Magic Bakery. Copyright holders like writers make money by slicing up pieces of the copyright pie on a property. Only it’s an unlimited pie. You can see what I mean here, since he explains it much better. And so does this article. Check it out here. … Read entire article »
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