Happy Earth Day! If you’re reading this right now from a screen in your home or somewhere else that is NOT an office, congratulations! You’re saving the world!
To thank you and get you thinking about all the ways that working at home helps to conserve Earth’s resources, the authors of Undress For Success—The Naked Truth About Making Money at Home are offering a free download of the book’s introduction as well as the chapter, “What’s In It For Me” which, among other things, shows how employees can save up to $17,000 a year by working from home.

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We end this week with 69 Writing, Blogging, Editing and Translation Jobs.
That’s a total of 154 writing, blogging, editing and translation jobs – not too shabby considering Monday was a major holiday here in the States.
If you’re new to applying for freelance writing jobs or need a refresher, How To Apply For A Freelance Writing Job may help.
Write well and often,

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I just realized I’m tired. Maybe I’ve been busier this week than I thought, or maybe feeling more stress, or, or, or… who knows, exactly. But as I wait for a call from a client, I realize I’m tired!
You know what? After the client calls, or doesn’t (sometimes they don’t), I’m taking a nap. I might take the rest of the day off.
Given how much I’ve written this week, it’s possible I’m more drained than tired.
Whatever it is, I’m not going to fight it.
Write well and often,
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Darren Rowse, the prolific blogger at problogger shares how he gets more done than I ever intend to in a post called: How Batch Processing Made Me 10 Times More Productive
Actually, when I really look at his list, I see some similarities in my own productivity. It’s not at all unusual for me to write three or four thousand words on a book, another thousand or so on a second book, and do three or four blog postings of maybe 400 words each. I also take phone calls, handle email… not as much as he does, but in the hunrdeds …read more

One of those things I’ve always been puzzled about is why so many employers seem to want to watch the writers they hire write. You know what I mean. You’re reading an ad for a writer, realizing you’re perfect for it until – WHAM! – there it is – ON SITE ONLY.
In other words, whoever has posted the ad has limited their pool of potential writers to those who live within commuting distance, and those who are willing to spend the time and the money to commute to and from the job so they can work in someone else’s office …read more

Just posted 46 new freelance writing and editing jobs. Which brings our total this week to 137 freelance writing and editing jobs.
Again as I page through the listings I’m struck by the number of full-time jobs for writers and editors. There are even a fair number of so-called freelance writing jobs that require you to go to an office.
In other words, there is work out there for writers – go get ‘em!
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Write well and often,