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For anyone who might be interested, Episode 4 of This Old Haunt is up.

So far, nobody seems to have any work for me today, which is actually good timing, since I’ve got to run some eBay and Buick-related errands this afternoon before we head out for an evening with Husband’s mom and step-dad. Read more…

First things first: I just posted a new episode of This Old Haunt, and along with it, a question: do you listen to/care about listening to the audio? Because I’m way behind on audio edits, and also still feeling pretty Read more…

It’s a bit early, but I just posted Episode Two of This Old Haunt (sans audio, I’m afraid). And that’s one less thing I have to put on Monday’s intimidatingly long To Do list.

Things are getting better. Most of the outstanding invoices I was waiting on when the crisis hit have since been taken care of, and I already sold one Opus & Bill ornament at a respectable Buy It Now price to Read more…

Some of you have read it already, but the first, edited episode of my e-novella project is up. You can read it here, and I would be ever so happy if you were to leave a comment there letting me Read more…

Remember in my last post, how I said we were good for this month, and then things would get dicey? Yeah. I remember thinking that was how it was. That’s a nice memory. Here, though, is the reality: thanks to Read more…

I’ve been kicking around the idea of doing something akin to this. The idea of asking for donations in exchange for anything makes me twitchy, after the way it went last time; but I’m more comfortable with the idea of placing an optional tip jar next to my work than I am charging outright for it. So far, this has just been an idea floating around the back of my head. I haven’t had anything anywhere near ready to even show to the public, let alone suggest anybody might think it’s worth a few dollars.

But a few things have changed. First, I have a novella that’s almost ready to go. Since it’s a novella, and not a full-length novel, it’s going to be hard to market to mainstream publishers, and even when I thought I could squeeze a whole entire novel out of it, I still considered putting it online in some form, whether as an e-book or in podcast form.

Second, you know how ever since I got laid off in January, I’ve been saying that we’re doing fine, and it’s not time to panic? Well, I logged into my bank account earlier, and panic gripped my soul.

Cut for hand-wringing explanation

I think the very best thing about going freelance is exactly the reason why I’ve always wanted to go freelance: if I can’t get focused, that’s okay, because I make my own schedule. I’m not punching a clock, and I Read more…