Monthly Archives: March 2010
Review of the New Battery Park City Public Library
It’s open, and it’s gorgeous. It took me a little while to get there even though I live only a couple of blocks away, but I am going on vacation next week and needed to pick up my standard ration … Continue reading
Interview with Josh Wimmer, Freelance Writer Extraordinaire
Josh Wimmer is a freelance writer living in Madison, Wisconsin. Since Josh is the first person I’ve ever met who left his job to do freelancing full-time, I decided to interview him to find out how he decided to make … Continue reading
On the Art of Collaboration
Last Friday a team of librarians and I submitted proposed chapter for an upcoming book. Thinking back on the project, which took roughly two months from proposal to completion and was sandwiched in between about twenty other projects (one of … Continue reading
Trills and Thrills
As I was rushing for the subway this morning, a man, his ten-ish-year-old daughter and I were all making a mad dash to cross the West Side Highway before the light changed. Hustling alongside them, I overheard the daughter singing … Continue reading
Freelance Finances: Acting Like a Business
One of the most daunting aspects of freelancing is managing your finances. Your landlord or mortgage company isn’t going to wait patiently for your clients to cut you a check, so managing your cash flow as a freelancer is crucial. … Continue reading