Comments on: A Freelance Writer’s Questionnaire for New Clients

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Wed, 13 May 2009 13:20:17 +0000

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By: Jenn Escalona

Jenn Escalona — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:10:13 +0000

And you are my new favorite reader! Thanks for stopping by, Kettle. (Haha I know exactly what you mean. My big editing mistake is leaving out words. I prefer to think that it is a mistake of a quick and agile mind that works so fast that small words simply become meaningless…)

I’m at your blog right now and loving it, so expect some comments from me. I like funny, sarcastic, truthful blogs about the freelance writing life. Sure they can have some education thrown in, but who says education can’t be funny?

As for Wordpress, I like it better than anything else I’ve tried. I do recommend self-hosting rather than trying to use an internet based Wordpress blog. I’ve done both, and the self-hosted blogs are much less quirky. For example, web-Wordpress makes you save drafts before you can preview them, and I ALWAYS forget that, which leads to a lot of sighing and groaning on my part. That may be what your wife is griping about, too. (How cool is it that you work with your wife? My husband works at home too, but our jobs are so different we have to tiptoe around each other.)

Thanks again for stopping by. Try not to be overwhelmed by my loquacious reply to your comment!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:37:44 +0000

Okay, so in my “hint, nudge” I made an error similar to the one I was attempting to point out. Nice to meet you, Pot. My name is Kettle.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:36:20 +0000

You are my new favorite blog! Your subtitle is cute

I especially liked 1) Why do they want web content? (hint, nudge…)

I just started a blog over at goodbaduglyfreelancing.blogspot.com. Would you mind telling me what you think of it?

Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what do you think of Wordpress as your blog template? I’ve contemplated back and forth with going to Wordpress, but the other half of my writing company, my wife, keeps groaning every time she updates her blog with it. Apparently it has a few irritating quirks.

Anyway, again, love the blog. I look forward to perusing the archives as well as reading your new posts.