Myths
What is the most common misconception you encounter about freelancing?
- Freelancers spend all of their time in their pajamas
- Freelancing is for people who can’t find full time work
- Freelancing is a stop-gap to a full-time career
- Freelancers aren’t as reliable as agencies or temps
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American Society for Indexing – 2014 Conference
Mendel and Enrique presented. They discussed the work they do for me and explained its benefits for other experienced indexers.
See conference details here.
Back in Nicaragua
I am in Nicaragua until the end of April, where I have a comfortable office, a decent Internet connection, my laptop, and even a little time for indexing.
To learn more about my other work (the 4Walls Project), click here.
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Words that have survived only in idiomatic phrases
- Amok: adverb  behaving uncontrollably and disruptively
- Dulcet: adjective  sweet and soothing
- Figment: noun  fantastic notion, idea, or fabrication
A flock of figments
Via the UK’s Society for Editors and Proofreaders. See the rest of the list here.
So little time …
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Be still, my heart
I went to hear Richard Blanco last night, only to fall in love with him even more. He was Just Buffalo’s first author of this season’s Babel Series. And this morning …
Oh, yeah. Selfies of us on Delaware Ave.
Click here to listen to One Today, written by Richard for Barack Obama’s second inauguration.
SVS (Silicon Valley Syndrome)
What it looks like.
It comes from too much time in front of the computer — eye strain, back and neck pain, headaches, sore wrists. Read more about SVSÂ here.
High stress
En la oficina de Colleen Dunham Indexing en Nicaragua
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We freelancers work everywhere
So I’ll be indexing from Nicaragua for a while. See you in October.
Follow the ongoing adventure here.
