Weekend Work

by DanPowers on February 22, 2009

Having a freelance career means Sunday is just as good a day for getting things done as any other; there’s something about doing a little work when most everyone else isn’t that feels good to me. Mostly I think I like the idea that I can work with the inbound flow of emails and phone calls and news being slowed to a relative trickle.

Also, the Sunday newspapers have different sections and details that are ripe sources for new projects. Two parts of the paper I always check out: local opinion and community kudos (or some such theme). They both will highlight pertinent local topics and organizations;  you find contacts for present projects and best of all a heads up on cool topics that should be written about in more depth for some publication/organization.

Good writers are avid readers.  The local news deserves to be on your reading list as a constant source of opportunities.

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