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Wed. July 22, 2026: A Comfortable, Rainy Day
image courtesy of Rajesh Balouria from PixabayWednesday, July 22, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Cloudy and humid
Here we are, in the middle of another week. I hope yours is going well.
Yesterday morning, I did the usual chores and a bunch of admin. The sky got darker and darker, and I had to turn on the lights by 9 AM. Shortly after, a big thunderstorm came through, so I paused my work for a bit. Even after the thunder passed, the rain kept bucketing down. I do love a good thunderstorm, though.
I revised the synopsis for the script commission pitch, and went over the pages themselves again. I’m feeling good about both. I’ll let them sit for a couple of days, and then do another polish pass before sending it out at the end of the week.
I did some research for an LOI I want to send out next week. I really like what I’ve learned about the company so far, and would very much like to work with them.
I wrote a little over a thousand words on BETTING MAN. I’m trying to get back into the flow, and that means writing something on it every day. Taking off days during the drafting has been counterproductive, and I need to course-correct. I’m already later than I hoped to be on this draft. But I wrote a fun argument scene, which I will hone today before moving on.
It was cool enough to have soup for lunch, and then I switched over to the ghostwriting.
It was slow going, with lots of stops to check information, but the quality of the work is decent. I need to ramp it up the next few days, though, instead of plodding along.
It rained heavily most of the day, and I didn’t make it to yoga. The cats slept most of the day, and I wished I could, too. I heated up some leftovers for dinner, and then read and played with the cats at night. I’ve been doing a good bit of thinking the last few days/weeks, and I have a better idea of changes I want to make over the next few months that will serve us well in the long run. I need to be realistic as to where the best choices are for my time, energy, and creativity. I also did some meal planning, since I pick up the CSA box today, and tomorrow is grocery day.
Charlotte fussed at me starting a little after 3 this morning. I didn’t think I’d gone back to sleep, but when I finally got up it was after 6, so I must have. Getting up after 6 is late around here!
I will do some work on BETTING MAN this morning, and then switch over to the ghostwriting for the rest of the day. This afternoon, I head to Savvy Hive to pick up this week’s CSA, and I’ll use some of the ingredients to cook dinner. I will also rehearse the poems.
Tomorrow is a pretty stacked day, and I doubt I’ll get much writing done, so I need to make use of today’s hours.
Have a good one!
#energy #freelance #writing -
Wed. July 22, 2026: A Comfortable, Rainy Day
image courtesy of Rajesh Balouria from PixabayWednesday, July 22, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Cloudy and humid
Here we are, in the middle of another week. I hope yours is going well.
Yesterday morning, I did the usual chores and a bunch of admin. The sky got darker and darker, and I had to turn on the lights by 9 AM. Shortly after, a big thunderstorm came through, so I paused my work for a bit. Even after the thunder passed, the rain kept bucketing down. I do love a good thunderstorm, though.
I revised the synopsis for the script commission pitch, and went over the pages themselves again. I’m feeling good about both. I’ll let them sit for a couple of days, and then do another polish pass before sending it out at the end of the week.
I did some research for an LOI I want to send out next week. I really like what I’ve learned about the company so far, and would very much like to work with them.
I wrote a little over a thousand words on BETTING MAN. I’m trying to get back into the flow, and that means writing something on it every day. Taking off days during the drafting has been counterproductive, and I need to course-correct. I’m already later than I hoped to be on this draft. But I wrote a fun argument scene, which I will hone today before moving on.
It was cool enough to have soup for lunch, and then I switched over to the ghostwriting.
It was slow going, with lots of stops to check information, but the quality of the work is decent. I need to ramp it up the next few days, though, instead of plodding along.
It rained heavily most of the day, and I didn’t make it to yoga. The cats slept most of the day, and I wished I could, too. I heated up some leftovers for dinner, and then read and played with the cats at night. I’ve been doing a good bit of thinking the last few days/weeks, and I have a better idea of changes I want to make over the next few months that will serve us well in the long run. I need to be realistic as to where the best choices are for my time, energy, and creativity. I also did some meal planning, since I pick up the CSA box today, and tomorrow is grocery day.
Charlotte fussed at me starting a little after 3 this morning. I didn’t think I’d gone back to sleep, but when I finally got up it was after 6, so I must have. Getting up after 6 is late around here!
I will do some work on BETTING MAN this morning, and then switch over to the ghostwriting for the rest of the day. This afternoon, I head to Savvy Hive to pick up this week’s CSA, and I’ll use some of the ingredients to cook dinner. I will also rehearse the poems.
Tomorrow is a pretty stacked day, and I doubt I’ll get much writing done, so I need to make use of today’s hours.
Have a good one!
#energy #freelance #writing -
Got another "translation job" offer today.
Except it wasn't a translation job at all.
It was training AI.
For pay that, where I live, wouldn't even reach minimum wage. But of course it was dressed up as "freelance contracting," because apparently exploitation sounds fancier if you invoice for it.
No.
I'm not helping build the machine that's already taking work away from translators while paying translators less than they deserve to teach it.
I'd genuinely rather earn nothing than spend my time feeding your slop machine.Hard pass.
#Translation #Translators #AI #WorkersRights #Freelance #NoAISlop
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Got another "translation job" offer today.
Except it wasn't a translation job at all.
It was training AI.
For pay that, where I live, wouldn't even reach minimum wage. But of course it was dressed up as "freelance contracting," because apparently exploitation sounds fancier if you invoice for it.
No.
I'm not helping build the machine that's already taking work away from translators while paying translators less than they deserve to teach it.
I'd genuinely rather earn nothing than spend my time feeding your slop machine.Hard pass.
#Translation #Translators #AI #WorkersRights #Freelance #NoAISlop
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Get ready for a special edition of The WP Minute’s Agency Action podcast! Matt Medeiros (filling in for a vacationing Kurt and Toby) is joined by developer and WordPress core contributor Brendan O’Connell. Together, they explore the increasing role of AI in agency life. The discussion touches on the technology’s impact on automation, creativity, and web hosting.
You’ll also find tips on […]
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Freelancing gives you total freedom.
You get to choose exactly which 12 hours of the day you work, instead of the standard 9-to-5.
Learn more here.
https://www.funfunds.in/p/blog-page_26.html#funfunds
#freelance #freelancelife #freelancing #Freelancer #totalfreedom #financialfreedom #LearnAndEarn #LearnAndGrow -
I'm accepting a few new #freelance #editing 📝 clients in the coming months. If you're interested, let me know ASAP. Spots are limited :) #writers #amediting #amwriting #indiepub #indieauthors http://www.venessagiunta.com/editing-services/
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I'm accepting a few new #freelance #editing 📝 clients in the coming months. If you're interested, let me know ASAP. Spots are limited :) #writers #amediting #amwriting #indiepub #indieauthors http://www.venessagiunta.com/editing-services/
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I'm accepting a few new #freelance #editing 📝 clients in the coming months. If you're interested, let me know ASAP. Spots are limited :) #writers #amediting #amwriting #indiepub #indieauthors http://www.venessagiunta.com/editing-services/
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I'm accepting a few new #freelance #editing 📝 clients in the coming months. If you're interested, let me know ASAP. Spots are limited :) #writers #amediting #amwriting #indiepub #indieauthors http://www.venessagiunta.com/editing-services/
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I'm accepting a few new #freelance #editing 📝 clients in the coming months. If you're interested, let me know ASAP. Spots are limited :) #writers #amediting #amwriting #indiepub #indieauthors http://www.venessagiunta.com/editing-services/
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Fri. July 17, 2026: Perpetual Laundry
image courtesy of Pexels from PixabayFriday, July 17, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Partly sunny, cooler, but humid
Wildfire haze
We’re almost at the weekend! Woo-hoo! I’m planning a quiet weekend of working on the script commission pitch, reading the scripts for the WAM literary committee meeting at the end of the month, and reading some background information for the project my friend wants me to work on with her.
Online meditation group was good. I waffled about attending, but I’m glad I did, and it made Charlotte happy, too.
After breakfast, I headed out for the usual Thursday rounds of grocery shopping, library, and a couple of other stops. It was very busy (summer season, and a little better after days of heat), but I got everything done.
Home, hauled it up the stairs, put it away. Willa wanted some playtime, so we played. She has no idea she is a senior cat. She thinks she’s still a kitten. Which is very cute.
I got about 4 pages done on the script commission pitch pages (I need 15 pages and an outline).
#FreelanceFriends chat was fun.
A friend sent us fans and cooling towels, and they arrived today. The fans are amazing. They are small clip-on fans that run on battery power (charged via USB cords, but long charges) and they are fantastic. I’ve never used the cooling towels before, and I’m looking forward to them. Some research books also arrived.
I turned the edits around for the anthology story. I really liked the editor’s suggestions. Sent it off by the middle of the afternoon.
I did the August marketing content calendar, putting a lot of emphasis on the new anthology. I start up again with the marketing on August 3.
I hope to get release dates on the other two anthologies soon. Feeding the new work into the content calendar while also promoting backlist works well, when I am consistent. But I do need to have something new at least once per quarter.
I did some work on the requested script pages I need to get out. I’m changing my mind about one of the submissions every five minutes. But I did some thinking overnight, and made decisions.
I didn’t get as much done on the ghostwriting as I hoped, and I didn’t get any work done on the radio series. But I still had a decent day.
Last night was the big beach party on Eagle Street. The city trucks in 500,000 pounds of sand (donated by a local company), it’s raked out over Eagle Street, and people show up with umbrellas, beach chairs, etc. There are food trucks and games for kids, and it’s a big old block party. I did not go. For some reason, I thought it was on Saturday (it’s usually on a Saturday), and by the time I saw the Instagram posts of them prepping the sand, I was settled in for the night. I hope everyone had a fantastic time.
The wildfire haze is thick enough that all of us who showed up at the laundromat at way-too-early-o’clock masked. My heart breaks for those directly affected. The haze is inconvenient, but a scratchy throat is not the same as losing everything. Air purifiers on today.
I was out the door early to the laundromat, and back a little after 7. We are making pancakes for breakfast, and after the morning chores, I will fold it and put it away. The non-dryer items are hanging up inside. Even if I had the outdoor line in place, I wouldn’t hang laundry out in the wildfire haze, which leaves a sticky residue on everything.
Have a great weekend, and we’ll catch up on the other side.
#books #freelance #laundry #scriptwriting #writing -
Fri. July 17, 2026: Perpetual Laundry
image courtesy of Pexels from PixabayFriday, July 17, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Partly sunny, cooler, but humid
Wildfire haze
We’re almost at the weekend! Woo-hoo! I’m planning a quiet weekend of working on the script commission pitch, reading the scripts for the WAM literary committee meeting at the end of the month, and reading some background information for the project my friend wants me to work on with her.
Online meditation group was good. I waffled about attending, but I’m glad I did, and it made Charlotte happy, too.
After breakfast, I headed out for the usual Thursday rounds of grocery shopping, library, and a couple of other stops. It was very busy (summer season, and a little better after days of heat), but I got everything done.
Home, hauled it up the stairs, put it away. Willa wanted some playtime, so we played. She has no idea she is a senior cat. She thinks she’s still a kitten. Which is very cute.
I got about 4 pages done on the script commission pitch pages (I need 15 pages and an outline).
#FreelanceFriends chat was fun.
A friend sent us fans and cooling towels, and they arrived today. The fans are amazing. They are small clip-on fans that run on battery power (charged via USB cords, but long charges) and they are fantastic. I’ve never used the cooling towels before, and I’m looking forward to them. Some research books also arrived.
I turned the edits around for the anthology story. I really liked the editor’s suggestions. Sent it off by the middle of the afternoon.
I did the August marketing content calendar, putting a lot of emphasis on the new anthology. I start up again with the marketing on August 3.
I hope to get release dates on the other two anthologies soon. Feeding the new work into the content calendar while also promoting backlist works well, when I am consistent. But I do need to have something new at least once per quarter.
I did some work on the requested script pages I need to get out. I’m changing my mind about one of the submissions every five minutes. But I did some thinking overnight, and made decisions.
I didn’t get as much done on the ghostwriting as I hoped, and I didn’t get any work done on the radio series. But I still had a decent day.
Last night was the big beach party on Eagle Street. The city trucks in 500,000 pounds of sand (donated by a local company), it’s raked out over Eagle Street, and people show up with umbrellas, beach chairs, etc. There are food trucks and games for kids, and it’s a big old block party. I did not go. For some reason, I thought it was on Saturday (it’s usually on a Saturday), and by the time I saw the Instagram posts of them prepping the sand, I was settled in for the night. I hope everyone had a fantastic time.
The wildfire haze is thick enough that all of us who showed up at the laundromat at way-too-early-o’clock masked. My heart breaks for those directly affected. The haze is inconvenient, but a scratchy throat is not the same as losing everything. Air purifiers on today.
I was out the door early to the laundromat, and back a little after 7. We are making pancakes for breakfast, and after the morning chores, I will fold it and put it away. The non-dryer items are hanging up inside. Even if I had the outdoor line in place, I wouldn’t hang laundry out in the wildfire haze, which leaves a sticky residue on everything.
Have a great weekend, and we’ll catch up on the other side.
#books #freelance #laundry #scriptwriting #writing -
Game Workers Rally Against Microsoft Layoffs: 'Corporate Greed Is Destroying Our Games And Our Livelihoods’
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/zenimax-save-our-devs-microsoft-protest-layoffs/
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Game Workers Rally Against Microsoft Layoffs: 'Corporate Greed Is Destroying Our Games And Our Livelihoods’
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/zenimax-save-our-devs-microsoft-protest-layoffs/
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Game Workers Rally Against Microsoft Layoffs: 'Corporate Greed Is Destroying Our Games And Our Livelihoods’
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/zenimax-save-our-devs-microsoft-protest-layoffs/
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Game Workers Rally Against Microsoft Layoffs: 'Corporate Greed Is Destroying Our Games And Our Livelihoods’
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/zenimax-save-our-devs-microsoft-protest-layoffs/
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Game Workers Rally Against Microsoft Layoffs: 'Corporate Greed Is Destroying Our Games And Our Livelihoods’
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/zenimax-save-our-devs-microsoft-protest-layoffs/
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Thurs. July 16, 2026: Time to Venture Out
image courtesy of No-longer-here from PixabayThursday, July 16, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Hazy and warm
You can read the latest on the garden over at Gratitude & Growth.
Yesterday morning, I caught up on some email. I realized I hadn’t yet sent my UK producer the requested materials for the next radio production, so I got that out the door, and caught up on a few other things. I tried to make as best use of time as possible before I had to move out of the office because it was too hot. Working in another room means running off the laptop battery, which doesn’t last very long. The manufacturer claims 6-8 hours, but it’s really closer to 2. And I can’t really plug in anywhere in the living room when the fans and coolers are running,
It does force me to focus and then take breaks, though.
I’m getting ready to prepare an LOI for a company who’s looking for something else, but I have an idea that might be worth their while. It would be remote (of course) with occasional trips to their location about an hour away in VT. So that’s on the list for next week, as is an idea I have for Assets4Artists. That idea is in a very embryonic stage, and I want to spin it out so it’s a real proposal. I was working away, thinking, “I need xyz, I wish A4A had that” and I heard Briana’s voice in my head saying, “well, tell us what you need and let’s see what we can do” so I’ll put together a polished pitch and see if it works for them. As they expand, they’re shifting some of their focus, and I think this idea would help build on that, while giving a throughline to the foundation they already have.
I refused to let myself work on any of those things, other than scribbling a few notes so I wouldn’t lose the idea completely, because I had a deadline to meet.
I struggled with the ghostwriting, trying to smooth out the logic and keep it all working properly. I managed to get it off a little after 5 PM. I start the next assignment today, which is due on July 29, although I might get it in a little early, since a good portion of it is already sitting in my brain.
The haze from the wildfires was eerie. The temperatures didn’t get as high as predicted, but the air was heavy, humid, and smoky. I was only 77F when I woke up this morning, though, and I have the fans running to get it cooler. It should only get up to 85 today, and then be in the low 80’s for the weekend, cooling off at night.
On today’s agenda: supposedly online meditation group, the usual Thursday errands, Freelance Friends chat, turning around the edits on the short story (biggest priority), getting out the script materials that should have gone out yesterday and did not, working on the commission pitch, working on the radio series, and starting the next ghostwriting. That’s rather a big list, so we’ll see how much I can actually get done. I have a feeling I’ll work on the commission pitch through the weekend, which is fine.
I changed my mind about one set of script materials. What I was originally going to send needs more thought and work. I have another piece from which I can send sample pages, and then finish a draft if they want to work on it.
Have a good one!
#freelance #ghostwriting #ideas #proposals #theatre #writing -
Thurs. July 16, 2026: Time to Venture Out
image courtesy of No-longer-here from PixabayThursday, July 16, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Hazy and warm
You can read the latest on the garden over at Gratitude & Growth.
Yesterday morning, I caught up on some email. I realized I hadn’t yet sent my UK producer the requested materials for the next radio production, so I got that out the door, and caught up on a few other things. I tried to make as best use of time as possible before I had to move out of the office because it was too hot. Working in another room means running off the laptop battery, which doesn’t last very long. The manufacturer claims 6-8 hours, but it’s really closer to 2. And I can’t really plug in anywhere in the living room when the fans and coolers are running,
It does force me to focus and then take breaks, though.
I’m getting ready to prepare an LOI for a company who’s looking for something else, but I have an idea that might be worth their while. It would be remote (of course) with occasional trips to their location about an hour away in VT. So that’s on the list for next week, as is an idea I have for Assets4Artists. That idea is in a very embryonic stage, and I want to spin it out so it’s a real proposal. I was working away, thinking, “I need xyz, I wish A4A had that” and I heard Briana’s voice in my head saying, “well, tell us what you need and let’s see what we can do” so I’ll put together a polished pitch and see if it works for them. As they expand, they’re shifting some of their focus, and I think this idea would help build on that, while giving a throughline to the foundation they already have.
I refused to let myself work on any of those things, other than scribbling a few notes so I wouldn’t lose the idea completely, because I had a deadline to meet.
I struggled with the ghostwriting, trying to smooth out the logic and keep it all working properly. I managed to get it off a little after 5 PM. I start the next assignment today, which is due on July 29, although I might get it in a little early, since a good portion of it is already sitting in my brain.
The haze from the wildfires was eerie. The temperatures didn’t get as high as predicted, but the air was heavy, humid, and smoky. I was only 77F when I woke up this morning, though, and I have the fans running to get it cooler. It should only get up to 85 today, and then be in the low 80’s for the weekend, cooling off at night.
On today’s agenda: supposedly online meditation group, the usual Thursday errands, Freelance Friends chat, turning around the edits on the short story (biggest priority), getting out the script materials that should have gone out yesterday and did not, working on the commission pitch, working on the radio series, and starting the next ghostwriting. That’s rather a big list, so we’ll see how much I can actually get done. I have a feeling I’ll work on the commission pitch through the weekend, which is fine.
I changed my mind about one set of script materials. What I was originally going to send needs more thought and work. I have another piece from which I can send sample pages, and then finish a draft if they want to work on it.
Have a good one!
#freelance #ghostwriting #ideas #proposals #theatre #writing -
Thurs. July 16, 2026: Time to Venture Out
image courtesy of No-longer-here from PixabayThursday, July 16, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Hazy and warm
You can read the latest on the garden over at Gratitude & Growth.
Yesterday morning, I caught up on some email. I realized I hadn’t yet sent my UK producer the requested materials for the next radio production, so I got that out the door, and caught up on a few other things. I tried to make as best use of time as possible before I had to move out of the office because it was too hot. Working in another room means running off the laptop battery, which doesn’t last very long. The manufacturer claims 6-8 hours, but it’s really closer to 2. And I can’t really plug in anywhere in the living room when the fans and coolers are running,
It does force me to focus and then take breaks, though.
I’m getting ready to prepare an LOI for a company who’s looking for something else, but I have an idea that might be worth their while. It would be remote (of course) with occasional trips to their location about an hour away in VT. So that’s on the list for next week, as is an idea I have for Assets4Artists. That idea is in a very embryonic stage, and I want to spin it out so it’s a real proposal. I was working away, thinking, “I need xyz, I wish A4A had that” and I heard Briana’s voice in my head saying, “well, tell us what you need and let’s see what we can do” so I’ll put together a polished pitch and see if it works for them. As they expand, they’re shifting some of their focus, and I think this idea would help build on that, while giving a throughline to the foundation they already have.
I refused to let myself work on any of those things, other than scribbling a few notes so I wouldn’t lose the idea completely, because I had a deadline to meet.
I struggled with the ghostwriting, trying to smooth out the logic and keep it all working properly. I managed to get it off a little after 5 PM. I start the next assignment today, which is due on July 29, although I might get it in a little early, since a good portion of it is already sitting in my brain.
The haze from the wildfires was eerie. The temperatures didn’t get as high as predicted, but the air was heavy, humid, and smoky. I was only 77F when I woke up this morning, though, and I have the fans running to get it cooler. It should only get up to 85 today, and then be in the low 80’s for the weekend, cooling off at night.
On today’s agenda: supposedly online meditation group, the usual Thursday errands, Freelance Friends chat, turning around the edits on the short story (biggest priority), getting out the script materials that should have gone out yesterday and did not, working on the commission pitch, working on the radio series, and starting the next ghostwriting. That’s rather a big list, so we’ll see how much I can actually get done. I have a feeling I’ll work on the commission pitch through the weekend, which is fine.
I changed my mind about one set of script materials. What I was originally going to send needs more thought and work. I have another piece from which I can send sample pages, and then finish a draft if they want to work on it.
Have a good one!
#freelance #ghostwriting #ideas #proposals #theatre #writing -
Thurs. July 16, 2026: Time to Venture Out
image courtesy of No-longer-here from PixabayThursday, July 16, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Hazy and warm
You can read the latest on the garden over at Gratitude & Growth.
Yesterday morning, I caught up on some email. I realized I hadn’t yet sent my UK producer the requested materials for the next radio production, so I got that out the door, and caught up on a few other things. I tried to make as best use of time as possible before I had to move out of the office because it was too hot. Working in another room means running off the laptop battery, which doesn’t last very long. The manufacturer claims 6-8 hours, but it’s really closer to 2. And I can’t really plug in anywhere in the living room when the fans and coolers are running,
It does force me to focus and then take breaks, though.
I’m getting ready to prepare an LOI for a company who’s looking for something else, but I have an idea that might be worth their while. It would be remote (of course) with occasional trips to their location about an hour away in VT. So that’s on the list for next week, as is an idea I have for Assets4Artists. That idea is in a very embryonic stage, and I want to spin it out so it’s a real proposal. I was working away, thinking, “I need xyz, I wish A4A had that” and I heard Briana’s voice in my head saying, “well, tell us what you need and let’s see what we can do” so I’ll put together a polished pitch and see if it works for them. As they expand, they’re shifting some of their focus, and I think this idea would help build on that, while giving a throughline to the foundation they already have.
I refused to let myself work on any of those things, other than scribbling a few notes so I wouldn’t lose the idea completely, because I had a deadline to meet.
I struggled with the ghostwriting, trying to smooth out the logic and keep it all working properly. I managed to get it off a little after 5 PM. I start the next assignment today, which is due on July 29, although I might get it in a little early, since a good portion of it is already sitting in my brain.
The haze from the wildfires was eerie. The temperatures didn’t get as high as predicted, but the air was heavy, humid, and smoky. I was only 77F when I woke up this morning, though, and I have the fans running to get it cooler. It should only get up to 85 today, and then be in the low 80’s for the weekend, cooling off at night.
On today’s agenda: supposedly online meditation group, the usual Thursday errands, Freelance Friends chat, turning around the edits on the short story (biggest priority), getting out the script materials that should have gone out yesterday and did not, working on the commission pitch, working on the radio series, and starting the next ghostwriting. That’s rather a big list, so we’ll see how much I can actually get done. I have a feeling I’ll work on the commission pitch through the weekend, which is fine.
I changed my mind about one set of script materials. What I was originally going to send needs more thought and work. I have another piece from which I can send sample pages, and then finish a draft if they want to work on it.
Have a good one!
#freelance #ghostwriting #ideas #proposals #theatre #writing -
Thurs. July 16, 2026: Time to Venture Out
image courtesy of No-longer-here from PixabayThursday, July 16, 2026
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Mercury, Neptune Retrograde
Hazy and warm
You can read the latest on the garden over at Gratitude & Growth.
Yesterday morning, I caught up on some email. I realized I hadn’t yet sent my UK producer the requested materials for the next radio production, so I got that out the door, and caught up on a few other things. I tried to make as best use of time as possible before I had to move out of the office because it was too hot. Working in another room means running off the laptop battery, which doesn’t last very long. The manufacturer claims 6-8 hours, but it’s really closer to 2. And I can’t really plug in anywhere in the living room when the fans and coolers are running,
It does force me to focus and then take breaks, though.
I’m getting ready to prepare an LOI for a company who’s looking for something else, but I have an idea that might be worth their while. It would be remote (of course) with occasional trips to their location about an hour away in VT. So that’s on the list for next week, as is an idea I have for Assets4Artists. That idea is in a very embryonic stage, and I want to spin it out so it’s a real proposal. I was working away, thinking, “I need xyz, I wish A4A had that” and I heard Briana’s voice in my head saying, “well, tell us what you need and let’s see what we can do” so I’ll put together a polished pitch and see if it works for them. As they expand, they’re shifting some of their focus, and I think this idea would help build on that, while giving a throughline to the foundation they already have.
I refused to let myself work on any of those things, other than scribbling a few notes so I wouldn’t lose the idea completely, because I had a deadline to meet.
I struggled with the ghostwriting, trying to smooth out the logic and keep it all working properly. I managed to get it off a little after 5 PM. I start the next assignment today, which is due on July 29, although I might get it in a little early, since a good portion of it is already sitting in my brain.
The haze from the wildfires was eerie. The temperatures didn’t get as high as predicted, but the air was heavy, humid, and smoky. I was only 77F when I woke up this morning, though, and I have the fans running to get it cooler. It should only get up to 85 today, and then be in the low 80’s for the weekend, cooling off at night.
On today’s agenda: supposedly online meditation group, the usual Thursday errands, Freelance Friends chat, turning around the edits on the short story (biggest priority), getting out the script materials that should have gone out yesterday and did not, working on the commission pitch, working on the radio series, and starting the next ghostwriting. That’s rather a big list, so we’ll see how much I can actually get done. I have a feeling I’ll work on the commission pitch through the weekend, which is fine.
I changed my mind about one set of script materials. What I was originally going to send needs more thought and work. I have another piece from which I can send sample pages, and then finish a draft if they want to work on it.
Have a good one!
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