Starting to get back in the swing of things after a very extensive, and very much needed extended Christmas break. Still taking it slow, however. I really have to buckle down and concentrate on my thesis this semester, so I'm cutting back a little bit on the crazy 12 hour days. Hopefully I can keep taking higher paying projects and take LESS of the lower paying projects. That would be nice.

Articles To Sell

I've got about 13 articles to sell. These are magazine articles, well written and researched.

Here are the titles - Please email me if you are interested, at lizakollman.writer@gmail.com

Bicycle's Big Comeback (A look at the ever growing bicycle trend)
Concert Security (Are you really safe at concerts? What else can you do?)
How To Make It Work With The Pack (More than one dog? You need to read this!)
Kids at Concerts (Should you take your children to concerts?)
Myspace Versus Facebook (What's the difference, and which one is better?)
Snow Patrol (A Look at the hit band)
Picking A Theme (When decorating, choosing a theme is one of the most important things you can do)
Big Surprise! (Beauty Secrets Shared)
Dime Store Decorating (How to decorate on a budget for any room of the house)
Concrete Basements (how to turn them into a living space)
Men's Fashion Must Haves (The things every man needs)
Online Safety For All Ages (How to protect yourself online)
Time With Your Dog (What's important about it?)

Slow Work Weeks

Anyone else having slow work weeks? I find myself with way too much time and not near enough money. I've been sending out samples and checking my job boards, it just seems like it is slow going. Anyone else having that problem? I sure am.

Hi there!

I've been away from this world for what seems like forever! First was my wedding - spectacular - and then our honeymoon, which was great as well! Now I am back at writing full time - and I hope to be getting lots more clients soon. I am still available to take on more work - remember that if I work for you I can get you anywhere between 50 and 75 articles per week, no problem. Especially now that I'm done with wedding and travel planning, I have even more time to do writing! Please contact me if you need a good, solid and reliable writer!

New Blog Up and Running

Hello - There are many instances where you might find someone trying to take advantage of you. There is now a friendly writers to writers warning board - located at http://writertowriterwarnings.blogspot.com/. It is run by a friend of mine. You can go there and read the warnings that have been left thus far against clients who do not pay. I'm not talking about huge amounts here - the site is maintained by people who will post any amount of scam - even 5 dollars. I helped them get in started, and now I look at it all the time, just to check. Go there as well.

Watch Out For...

Please watch out for the following three names while taking writing work:

"Den Miller"
"Promo Basics"
"Sarah Small"

These are the three names of clients who have not paid me. I have seen others post this kind of things on writing blogs and have prefaced it by saying "I wouldn't normally do this but...." however I think that this is something writers should do. All three of these names have been contacted, over and over again, threatened with lawsuits, told of politely and then told off not-so politely, and at last, told that I was going to be posting their names out there for the world to see.

Taking someone's work and failing to pay them is completely despicable, and I will not stand for it. This is not a crap-shoot, I am a professional freelancer. My time and my work are worth something, and should be treated as so.

End Rant.

Ups and Downs

Had a great week two weeks ago - almost more work than I could handle. Now it seems to have tapered off again so I'm looking for more gigs. Anyone with anything to share should let me know! I've still got my basic work, but I'm looking for one or two new gigs to round out my paychecks. I had a steady job taking work where I was getting over 400 every two weeks - but then they hired a bunch of people and now I'm lucky to be able to take enough work to get 150 or 200. So, any suggestions, throw my way.

Oh, and I took the offer on those articles that lady failed to pay me for. I sold them non-exclusively so she's the one who will get in trouble if she's used them, not me. I'm done dealing with her, and I haven't heard from her now since February. So yep, I'm done!

We're a little sick here, so things have been cloudy. We'll be all back to normal next week!