End of the first month

Well, 'tis the end of the first month as a freelancer. It was a good one, but I need to do better! I picked up a bit this past week, so I hope this continues. Today I wrote two articles for RS and one for Pacific Coast Journal. I also did a little bit of research for another.

Today's Earnings: $155
This Month's Earnings: $3,012
Payments Received: $2,629
Articles written: 78
Queries sent: 5

Assignment update:
2 for Demand Studios (9/6): not started
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): done
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
6 for Horseman's News (9/14): 3 done, research started on 2
10 for RS (9/3): 6 done
1 for LEG (9/5): need info
10 for CH (9/6): not started. Greg may help.
Gold Medal article (9/30): interviews started, received 3 back
more queries! five sent this month

How am I doing?

This week was a good week (particularly for payments!), the best I've had so far; although, I still did not meet my goal.

Week of Aug 24-30:

Earnings: $845
Payments: $1280

Total for the month so far:

Earnings: $2,857
Payments: $2,629

I have one more day in the month. I should be able to make enough tomorrow to bring me over $3k, which will replace the take-home pay from my last job. I just need to make more than that for little things like health insurance, taxes, etc etc etc....

Very good day!

I was very productive today! I wrote two articles for RS, one for Pacific Coast Journal, and three for Demand Studios. I also obtained a new assignment from CH. I even had time to sleep in and visit my horse and take a nice long bath...and I'm going to get off the computer in a minute and read a bit and get to bed before midnight!

Earnings: $200

Assignment update:
2 for Demand Studios (9/4): done
1 for Demand Studios (9/5): done
1 for Demand Studios (9/6): not started
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 4 done, Greg did 2 and started the other
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
6 for Horseman's News (9/14): 2 done, research started on 2
10 for RS (9/3): 4 done
1 for LEG (9/5): need info
10 for CH (9/6): not started. Greg may help.
Gold Medal article (9/30): interviews started, received 3 back
more queries! five sent this month

Good day

Well, I took the morning off to see The Dark Night. It was scary. Because of that, I skipped my visit to my horse and worked. I spent a lot of time on pulling together results for my horse show articles and made a couple of phone calls for those, and I should be able to write them fairly quickly this weekend. I started a new assignment for RS and started the research and wrote two articles for him and two for Demand Studios.

Earnings: $110

Payments: $760

Assignment update:
4 for Demand Studios (9/3): done
2 for Demand Studios (9/4): not started
1 for Demand Studios (9/5): not started
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 4 done, Greg did 2 and plans to do the other
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
6 for Horseman's News (9/14): 1 done, research started on 2
5 for Hills & Lagoons (really soon): done
10 for RS (9/3): 2 done
1 for LEG (9/5): need info
Gold Medal article (9/30): interviews started, received 3 back
more queries! five sent this month

What day is it?? Oh yeah...Thursday

Boy, the days really run together when you work for yourself! Today I took half the day off, even though I shouldn't have, to go letterboxing with my darling husband and puppy and had lunch, and tonight I went to my darling daughter's back to school night. Despite that, I wrote one article for Pacific Coast Journal, did a little research on a couple others, wrote the last restaurant review I owe Hills & Lagoons, and wrote two for Demand Studios. Forgot to mention I pitched an idea to H&L and sent a query to a magazine yesterday...and I pitched an idea to HN today.

Earnings: $105

Payments: $20

Assignment update:
2 press releases for PB (soon): done. may have more to do but removing it for now.
4 for Demand Studios (9/3): 2 done
2 for Demand Studios (9/4): not started
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 4 done, Greg did 2 and plans to do the other
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
6 for Horseman's News (9/14): research started on 2
5 for Hills & Lagoons (really soon): 4 done
1 for LEG (9/5): need info
Gold Medal article (9/30): interviews started, received 3 back
more queries! five sent this month

Wednesday 8/27

Today was a good day. I could have made more money, but I did some research for one article and wrote most of my last restaurant profile and will finish it tomorrow (hopefully) when they return my email (I hope). I finished an article for 1 Magazine, wrote a restaurant profile for Hills & Lagoons and wrote three for Demand Studios.

I received 5 more assignments for Horseman's News, 1 for Western Shooting Horse, and it looks like RS wants me to do 10 more for them but I can't start until Friday. Woot!

I received my business cards today, designed and donated by Beth Sandland of The Sandland Group. Thank you, Beth! They are beautiful!

Earnings: $120

Payments: $500

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
1 for Demand Studios (8/30): done
2 for Demand Studios (9/2): done
4 for Demand Studios (9/3): not started
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 4 done, Greg did 2 and plans to do the other
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
6 for Horseman's News (9/14): research started on 2
5 for Hills & Lagoons (really soon): 4 done
1 for LEG (9/5): need info
Gold Medal article (9/30): interviews started
more queries! four sent this month

Tuesday, 8/26

I had a fairly productive day today, although I didn't earn a lot of money. I finished the book I was copy editing at last, wrote two articles for Demand Studios, my first for Suite 101 and one for Associated Content. I also sent two queries and did some research for articles I need to do this week. Good news! Saddle Horse Report loved the article I did for them and want to hire me! It's not a high paying gig, but it's high enough and steady work.LEG also loved the last piece I did for them, which makes me feel good, and they assigned me another, which also makes me feel good!

Earnings: $130

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
2 for Demand Studios (8/26): done
1 for Demand Studios (8/30): not started
2 for Demand Studios (9/2): not started
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 3 done, research started on 3 others
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
1 for Horseman's News (9/14): not started
4 for Hills & Lagoons (really soon): 3 done
1 for LEG (9/5): not started
Copy edit book for SK: done
Gold Medal article (9/30): interviews started
more queries! four sent this month

Monday update

Today I spent quite a bit of time sending out interview questions for my USDF Gold Medal article, because one of the big Arabian magazines agreed to take it!!! I'm very excited! This could open a whole new door for me. I also spent a lot of time copy editing the book and only have 46 pages or so left. I will be SO GLAD when that is over. I wrote one restaurant profile for Hills & Lagoons and edited a letter for them, and I wrote one article for Demand Studios that's due tomorrow.

Earnings: $75

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
13 for Demand Studios: 10 done (I don't know how I was counting this before, but it was wrong. I only have three left.)
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 3 done, research started on 3 others
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
1 for Horseman's News (9/14): not started
4 for Hills & Lagoons (really soon): 3 done
Copy edit book for SK: 46 pages left
Gold Medal article (9/30): interviews started
more queries! two sent this month

Last week of my first month

Between now and next Sunday, I need to make $1000. I got a start on it today! I wrote one restaurant profile for Hills & Lagoons, one article for 1 Magazine, two for Demand Studios and rewrote two they asked me to make changes on. I also worked on the book I'm copy editing and will work on it some more before I go to bed tonight. I need to wrap that up this week.

Earnings: $105

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
13 for Demand Studios: 6 done
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 3 done
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
1 for Horseman's News (9/14): not started
3 for Hills & Lagoons (really soon): 1 done
Copy edit book for SK: about half done
Gold Medal article (whenever): may have a bite from one of the mags. Asked me to call on Monday.
more queries! two sent this month

How am I doing?

Another slow week...I REALLY need to step it up next week! This week's stats:

Earnings: $490
Payments: $195

I've earned just over $2000 for the month so far and I have one more week. If I do $1000 next week, I'll catch up to the after-tax salary at my day job. I can do it, right? YES!!!

End of third week

Well, it has been three weeks and I still love my job. I still need to do more of it, but I'll get there. Today I wrote one article for 1 Magazine, one for Demand Studios, and started a new assignment for Hills & Lagoons. Now I'm working on the book I'm copy editing.

Earnings: $60

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
13 for Demand Studios: 4 done
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 2 done
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
1 for Horseman's News (9/14): not started
3 for Hills & Lagoons (really soon): started
Gold Medal article (whenever): may have a bite from one of the mags. Asked me to call on Monday.
more queries! two sent this month

I need to make better use of my time

I spend a lot of time just floating around, not getting to work. I need to get better about that! Today I wrote one article for 1 Magazine, 3 for Demand Studios, and DJ'd at a ballroom dance. Didn't quite make my goal but it wasn't bad.

Earnings: $115 (guessing what I'll get for dj'ing; I won't find out for a couple weeks)
Payments: $105

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
13 for Demand Studios: 3 done
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): 1 done
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
1 for Horseman's News (9/14): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): may have a bite from one of the mags. Asked me to call on Monday.
more queries! two sent this month

A couple slow days...

Sorry, loyal readers, I didn't post last night because I felt like I hadn't accomplished anything, although I did do some research, finished my Apex Reviews book and wrote my short story for the Accentuate Writers Short Story Contest...it's basically a big forum joke so it won't win, but it greatly amused forum members, at least! Michy said she'll feature it on her blog, so that will be nice. Today I went to the State Fair and rode my horse, so I didn't get much done today, either. I wrote my Apex review and did one for Demand Studios.

Earnings (last 2 days): $35

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
11 for Demand Studios (2 8/21, 2 8/22, 5 8/25 2 8/26): 1 8/21 done, had to reclaim the other
2 for Sandi: 1 done (have to wait on her to do the other)
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): done
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): research started (greg will do a couple)
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started (need the topics)
1 for Horseman's News (9/14): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews, sent two queries
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): done
more queries! two sent this month

Yay! A great day!

Although I slept in and wandered through my day, it was very productive! I spent some time on revisions for BCHA, wrote a press release for LEG (I need one more quote but most of it is written so I'm claiming it today) and one for Demand Studios. Then, I got a call at about 4:30 asking if I could teach three classes at The Ballroom, which of course I jumped on.

Earnings: $180
Payments: $90

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
11 for Demand Studios (2 8/20, 2 8/21, 2 8/22, 5 8/25 2 8/26): 2 8/20 done
2 for Sandi: 1 done
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): reading book
10 for RS (8/19): done
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): not started (greg will do a couple)
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started
1 for Horseman's News (9/14): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews, sent two queries
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

It's Monday

That's the only excuse i have for the fact that today was not as productive as it should have been. *tsk* I just couldn't get going! Oh well, there are still five more days. I wrote three for RS and one for Demand Studios.

Earnings: $135

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
11 for Demand Studios (2 8/20, 2 8/21, 2 8/22, 5 8/25): 1 done
2 for Sandi: 1 done
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): reading book
10 for RS (8/19): 6 done
7 for 1 Magazine (9/14): not started (greg will do a couple)
2 for Back Country Horsemen (9/15): not started
1 for Horseman's News (10/14): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews, sent two queries
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

How am I doing?

Earnings for the week of August 10th. Basically a half week, with all the time I took off for the show and not doing anything last Sunday. I need to work hard the next two weeks to make up for it!

Earnings:$560
Payments: $479.44

Back to work

I did not do much of anything during the show. I was just too tired by the time I got home each night to create anything! Today I wrote one article for RS. That's it! Tomorrow I need to hit it really hard.

Earnings: $40

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
4 for Demand Studios (2 8/20, 20 821): not started
2 for Sandi: 1 done
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): reading book
10 for RS (8/19): 3 done
1 for Horseman's News (10/14): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews, sent two queries
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

Part time the next few days

I'll be working part time the next few days because I'll be helping out at a horse show. I did spend some time working today, but only made about half my goal...I'll be luck to do as well the next couple of days. It'll be a light week money-wise, so I'll have to kick it up a notch next week! Today I wrote two articles for RS, a new client, and sold another letterrep letter.

Earnings: $90
Payments: $44.44

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
4 for Demand Studios (2 8/20, 20 821): not started
2 for Sandi: 1 done
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): reading book
10 for RS (8/19): 2 done
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews, sent two queries
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

Another good day!

Another day of meeting my goal...this is good, because I'll be at a horse show for several days and won't get as much work done! I wrote an article for Horseman's News, taught a dance lesson, wrote two for Demand Studios, worked on the copy edit and sold two of my letterrep letters. That's a great residual income--I think I'm going to post more letters there.

Earnings: $160
Payments: $35

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
6 for Demand Studios (8/19): done
4 for Horseman's News/Pacific Coast Journal (8/14): done
2 for Sandi: 1 done
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): reading book
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews, sent two queries
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

A good day!

I made my goal today! (today being Tuesday--it's about 12:20AM.) I finished an article for Horseman's News and worked on the interviews for another, wrote five for Demand Studios and one for Sandi. I invested $9.99 in Elance to buy more connections and applied for a few more jobs--will do more tomorrow. I think that's all I have to report.

Earnings: $160

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent, #3 started (waiting for her)
6 for Demand Studios (8/19): 4 done
4 for Horseman's News/Pacific Coast Journal (8/14): Research started on 1, 3 done
2 for Sandi: 1 done
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): reading book
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews, sent two queries
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

I'm tired.

I'm really tired. For some reason tonight, I'm just exhausted...I thought I'd get more work done after I got home from seeing my horse, but I feel completely drained of energy, so I didn't instead. I wrote one article for Horseman's News and one for Demand Studios. Yesterday I just wrote one for DS. I'll need to do a lot more tomorrow!

Earnings for Sunday and Monday: $105
Payments: $150

Assignment update:
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent (waiting for her)
7 for Demand Studios (8/11): done
2 for Demand Studios (8/15): 1 done
4 for Horseman's News/Pacific Coast Journal (8/14): Research started on 1, 2 done, 1 nearly done
2 for Sandi: not started
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): reading book
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

How am I doing?

OK, my first official weekly tally for my first official week as a freelancer. Are you ready? Drumroll, please....

Earnings: $832
Payments: $460

Not bad! I didn't quite meet my goal, but it's really not that far off...and combined with the first two days of August, I'm actually quite close! I'll take it and be happy...and work hard next week!

One week later

Here I am, a week after my first day as a full-time freelancer. I still love it! Today I took it kind of easy, but I wrote my piece for BCHA which was a high paying one, taught a dance lesson,worked on the book I'm copy editing and read in Borrowed Lives, which I'm reading for Apex Reviews.

Earnings: $235
Payments: $155

Assignment update:
1 for EZ (next installment, due 8/8): draft done and sent
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent (waiting for her)
7 for Demand Studios (8/11): 6 done
1 for Demand Studios (8/14): done
2 for Demand Studios (8/15): not started
4 for Horseman's News/Pacific Coast Journal (8/14): Research started on 2, 1 done, 1 nearly done
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): done
1 for Apex Reviews (due 8/18): reading book
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

Day Seven

Well, today completes seven days as a full time freelancer. I didn't accomplish as much or earn as much as I wanted to, but I am going to trust in the universe to provide. I will keep focusing on doing this job I love and doing it well, and the pieces will come together!

Today I wrote one article for Pacific Coast Journal and did some research for one for Horseman's News. I also did one Demand Studios and worked on the book I'm copy editing, took my dog to the vet and went dancing. All in all, a good day! I need Demand Studios to get on the reviews...I'm running out of articles I can write.

Earnings: $90
Payments: $55

Assignment update:
1 for EZ (next installment, due 8/8): draft done and sent
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent (waiting for her)
7 for Demand Studios (8/11): 6 done
1 for Demand Studios (8/14): done
2 for Demand Studios (8/15): not started
4 for Horseman's News/Pacific Coast Journal (8/14): Research started on 2, 1 done, 1 nearly done
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): Greg started the research for me
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

Thursday update

Well, I thought I'd make my goal today because I finished most of an article for Pacific Coast Journal, but I have to wait for someone to call me back so I can interview him before I can finish. I was rather productive today: wrote 4 for Demand Studios and spent a little over 2 hours and finished the thing for EZ and sent it to him. I edited a chapter of the book for SK. I think I may actually make less this week than every week during July! Oh well, I'll get there...

Earnings: $95

Assignment update:
1 for EZ (next installment, due 8/8): draft done and sent
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent (waiting for her)
7 for Demand Studios (8/11): 6 done
3 for Demand Studios (8/12): done
4 for Demand Studios (8/13): done
1 for Demand Studios (8/14): not started
4 for Horseman's News/Pacific Coast Journal (8/14): Research started on 2, 1 nearly done
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): Greg started the research for me
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

Half day off!

Today I took part of the day off and went to the Nevada County Fair in Grass Valley, my old stomping grounds. Despite that, I still got some work done. I conducted two interviews for a Pacific Coast Journal articles and did some other research for them as well. I spent one hour on EZ's project and wrote four articles for Demand Studios. I sent one query.

Earnings: $85
Payments: $250

Assignment update:
1 for AM: pending action on their part
1 for EZ (next installment, due 8/8): 3 hours done (7 pages--over half way)
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent
6 for Demand Studios (8/11): done
3 for Demand Studios (8/12): 2 done
4 for Demand Studios (8/13): not started
4 for Horseman's News/Pacific Coast Journal (8/14): Research started on 2
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): Greg started the research for me
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! two sent this month

Plenty to do, just need to work faster

I spent a good deal of time today researching pieces and editing one chapter of the book for Swimming Kangaroo. I finished CH's articles and sent them, wrote two for Demand studios and put in one hour for EZ. I also picked up a new client. I let Greg do two of the pieces, which just needed rewriting, and I did the other. I submitted You can too Scream Through a Snorkel to a traveling anthology that looks really fun.

Earnings: $90

Assignment update:
4 for AM: 3 done, waiting on them for the other
1 for EZ (next installment, due 8/8): 2 hours done
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent
6 for Demand Studios (8/11): 4 done
3 for Demand Studios (8/12): not started
7 for CH (8/7): done
1 for Saddle Horse Report (due 8/5): done
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! one sent

*Yawn*

You would think that now that I'm a full-time freelancer, I wouldn't need to stay up until 12:45 writing, but here I am. I have an article due to The Saddle Horse Report tomorrow and I needed to stay up until it was done so I can read it with fresh eyes tomorrow and proof it before I turn it in. Whew! I also put in one hour for EZ and wrote 4 Demand Studios articles. Oh, and I finished You can too Scream Through a Snorkel and have a couple of ideas for where to send it--maybe tomorrow.

Earnings: $160--only $6 short of the daily earnings for a 6-day week. I don't know if I'll make my goal this week, but I'll sure try! I just need to make up for it the rest of the week.

Assignment update:
1 for EZ (next installment, due 8/8): 1 hour done
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent
2 for Demand Studios (8/8): done
6 for Demand Studios (8/11): 2 done
7 for CH (8/7): 5 done
1 for Saddle Horse Report (due 8/5): done, needs editing
1 for Sierra Style (due 8/8): done
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries! still none done, but have some ideas.

Day two

Another not-very-productive day! Tomorrow we're setting the alarm. I did finish my research for the Saddle Horse report and wrote a page of it, wrote two for CH and three for Demand Studios. I received my first copy editing assignment for Swimming Kangaroo and took a quick glance through it.

Earnings: $77

Assignment update:
1 for EZ (next installment, due 8/8): not started
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent
3 for Demand Studios (8/7): done
2 for Demand Studios (8/8): 1 not started
7 for CH (8/7): 5 done
1 for Saddle Horse Report (due 8/5): about 1/3 done
1 for Sierra Style (due 8/8): done, needs editing
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries!

How am I doing?

Earnings for the first week of August, which is only two days.

Earnings: $130
Payments: $215

Just for fun, earnings for the whole week of July 27th:

Earnings: $595
Payments: $330

It's onward and upward from here, with 8-10 hours of writing time every day! WOO!

Day one as a full-time freelancer

Well, today was my first official day as a real, grown up, full-time freelancer! What did I do? Take the day off! I did write a little, but I also went out for breakfast, visited with a friend and went dancing. I wrote one article for CH and one for Demand Studios and taught one dance lesson, so the day wasn't a complete loss!

Earnings: $65
Payments: $80

Assignment update:
1 for EZ (new, due 7/28): first draft sent, waiting for feedback
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent
4 for Demand Studios (8/4): done
3 for Demand Studios (8/7): 1 done
2 for Demand Studios (8/8): not started
7 for CH (8/7): 3 done, 1 barely started
1 for Saddle Horse Report (due 8/5): research pretty much done
1 for Sierra Style (due 8/8): Greg done with research
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries!

I'm FREE!!!!

Today was my last day at work...I'll write about that on jenniferlwalker.blogspot.com.

Tonight I finished the second press release for PB and one for Demand Studios. I started one for CH but I'm just too tired to concentrate! I also had to add a little to the WSH article.

Earnings: $65
Payments: $135

Assignment update:
1 for EZ (new, due 7/28): first draft sent, waiting for feedback
4 press releases for PB (soon): second draft of #1 and #2 sent
1 for Western Shooting Horse (due 8/1): done
4 for Demand Studios (8/4): done
3 for Demand Studios (8/7): not started
2 for Demand Studios (8/8): not started
7 for CH (8/7): 2 done, 1 barely started
1 for Saddle Horse Report (due 8/5): research started
1 for Sierra Style (due 8/8): Greg done with research
1 for Back Country Horsemen (due 8/15): not started
Gold Medal article (whenever): started lining up interviews
"winds of change" short story contest on Accentuate Writers (due 8/20): not started
more queries!

How am I doing?

Week of July 27-31

Earnings: $465
Payments: $265

July Total:
drumroll, please.....
Earnings: $2328
Payments: $1364