…all over Ayrshire, there were kids whose ears pricked up every time the Scottish Chamber Orchestra came on TV or was mentioned on the radio, because for one night, we had sat among them and played music that was ours, and they had listened to us.
Category: Write
Me & My Brain – a dangerous combination
Well there’s a lesson for you. I love being able to be online whenever I want, but today I was not. I took G to his Pee Wee Sports class and spent part of the time alone in the Y’s beautiful, airy foyer, just me and my notebook. Then I drove G somewhere else, and… Continue reading Me & My Brain – a dangerous combination
Shiny
Just cancelled the host I’ve had forEVER, fo my jdwrite.com domain. I feel a little wistful, but on the other hand it’s exciting to have a shiny new website on a shiny new host. So, here’s my business site, all updated ‘n’ stuff. There is still some content to add, but it is much more… Continue reading Shiny
On The Other Hand…
I’ve spend the morning reaching out to old colleagues and clients to ask for testimonials about my work. It’s fun and I’ve already had one nibble about new work from a contact. I’ve been westling with what kind of writing I should be spending my new-found free time pursuing. Part of me really wants to… Continue reading On The Other Hand…
TechHead Revisited
Quite proud of myself today. I’ve been playing with WordPress for this blog, in the interests of using it to power my business website, in anticipation of doing some business writing now that I have (a-hem) all this spare time. So between yesterday and today I have dusted off the techy part of my brain… Continue reading TechHead Revisited
Personality Types
I laughed out loud when I saw the careers [the personality test] recommended for me…
I Saw Neil Gaiman
…it quickly moves on to the warm and fuzzy part. Of course, in a Neil Gaiman book, the warm and fuzzy part includes dead people and possibly vampires and something unspeakable living under a hill,…
Working Mother
So my call came; we did the preliminary catching up and had just started on the business at hand when my cell phone started bleating. I knew, of course, straight away. I didn’t even have to check the number to know it was the school…
Today's Roster
OK, so today has gone: get the kids up and out, walk them to school, walk back; write a little (and I mean a little) on the novel; get some great ideas for magazine articles, thrash them out, write them out, research markets. Pick up one kid from school, go to the library, do some… Continue reading Today's Roster
Online Postings for Freelance Writing Gigs
…I suppose online freelance writing listings are perilous at times, but I’m trying them out. I want to find some little gigs that will get me back in the swing and build my confidence and clips…