Have to miss today, but will check in later. Hope everyone is well! #FreelanceFriends

When you don’t feel well, you get the mail, and the local funeral home has once again invited you to pizza and plan! your! death! It’s the exclamation points that get me, but Ben Franklin is a close second.

Sorry I missed #FreelanceFriends today! Busy catching up on all the things post blizzard.

Parting thought: part of running your business is choosing clients and choosing projects. One of the most powerful tools you have is to walk if your boundaries are getting trampled. Thick skin is a plus, trying to find a solution helps, but ultimately, you must control your world. #FreelanceFriends

Hello #FreelanceFriends! Join us at 11am CST TODAY on Bluesky as we chat about AI finding its way into many businesses and creative pursuits. Have you been approached about revising or polishing AI-drafted text, music, imagery, code, etc.? All types of freelancers are welcome to attend!

Important update: Multiple packs of highlighters AND the after-Valentine’s Day 50% off chocolate sale, and all is well again. #FreelanceFriends

Always good to see all of you! Promise I’ll be stocking up on office supplies this weekend! #FreelanceFriends

Sometimes the right community can lift you out of a spectacularly crappy day. Thank you all ❤️. And @devonellington.bsky.social assuming this was her reposting you? Had a hard time seeing the Qs today but thank you for hosting! Appreciate all of you. Off to make some cocoa… #FreelanceFriends

When you can’t go out and play because you’re working (and also not a penguin), but your friends still stop by to say hi. #AmEditing

Hi #FreelanceFriends! Your friendly resident editor chiming in from the single digits in NJ. Hope everyone is warm!

The real Snowmageddon supplies! Thanks, @winteron.bsky.social and family!

Not making French toast jokes (SNOW?! Eggs! Milk! Bread!) while I write correspondence today. The struggle is real.

Hi, #FreelanceFriends! Have to miss out today. Pleased to report I’m on a deadline. Today’s topic is of particular interest, so I’ll catch up later. Stay warm and dry! 🥶

Cookie mail is second only to book mail in this house.

A day that involves multiple dictionaries and multiple style guides is a very good day indeed. #AmEditing

I offer a range of #poetry #editing services—including poetry editing, book design, and self-publishing assistance—for #poets who are #selfpublishing or #querying their poetry manuscripts. I love helping poets share their poetry with the world. carolinavonkampen.com/poetry-editi... #poetryediting

Love this idea! Here’s my top bookmark. Would love to see more. #BookSky #FreelanceFriends

SEO Analyzer: You need to be wordier. Sir, do you know what I do for a living? 👀 #Editor

Sending everyone wishes for a productive 2026! Definitely not procrastinating on admin tasks, how dare you accuse me of that? Too many days without screens was perhaps a little too wonderful…

A1: Reconcile banking statements with receipts for taxes. “State of” emails to any open/pending clients. Draft New Year’s outreach/good wishes letters. #FreelanceFriends

Thank goodness, the Black Friday emails are done! 100-200 a day (?!). Cyber Monday: Hold my beer.

Did you know you can hire me to review your marketing plan, collaborate with you on writing your annual Owner's Master Plan, help your salespeople get more out of the LinkedIn algorithm, and do other short-term projects designed to help your business grow? Let's connect!

I’m sorry I’m going to miss my #FreelanceFriends today! Planning to catch up later. Hope everyone is doing well 💛.

Been occupied and offline a bit recently, but needed to share this beauty. #Baking

Do you need an editor asap? I've had a project moved at the last minute and so I have one slot available! Contact me via email so we can see what you and your book need. (I specialise in Fantasy and Science Fiction, but also work on all Speculative Fiction subgenres. 13 years' industry experience.)

Forgot to add #FreelanceFriends. Also, if you have resumes saved from past applications, they may be included.

Quick FYI: As of Nov. 3, LI will be officially using profiles, posts, comments, etc. to train their generative AI. Apparently also sharing data with Microsoft and affiliated companies. You can opt out in your settings, and supposedly your DMs will not be used. #TheMoreYouKnow

Being a grown-up lacks a proper reward system. My morning: Got a flu shot. Our library system is running a sock drive. Managed to donate socks AND not buy books at the book sale (first time for everything)! No one clapped. Didn’t even get a sticker.

I got to spend last week getting lost in nature. The return to screens is making me extra grumpy this morning. To coffee! #AmEditing

Lovely seeing all of you! Until next time, Good Trouble, signing off (going to try and make this a thing 😜). #FreelanceFriends

Q1 (and only!): And 2-learning that I should incorporate the administrative side of things into my billing/pricing structure. That changed everything. #FreelanceFriends (2/2)

Q1 (and only!): The two biggest for me were 1-learning to say no (I do my best work when I can tunnel into something and give it my everything, not when I’m juggling multiple deadlines and afraid to not accept everything that comes my way). #FreelanceFriends (1/2)

Strong match: my foot and their behind. So very grateful to be working. I haven't used the site that emailed this to me in many, many years. Definitely not an active profile. Be kind to those seeking work; this is what they’re seeing. #Editor #FreelanceFriends

Anyone have experience selling books to Thriftbooks? #booksky

As requested, #FreelanceFriends These are insanely good. And named by people who wouldn’t stop eating them 😊.

Always nice to talk to all of you. Have a wonderful weekend! #FreelanceFriends

I’m late, but I’m here! Consulting editor reporting in from Central NJ. In the midst of several projects and struggling to engage the part of my brain that posts on social media. Pleased to report I have grown tomatoes for the first time in my life! #FreelanceFriends

Why do people yell while hiking? You wouldn’t open the door to someone’s house and scream in. Why do it when out in such beautiful scenery (that is decidedly not your living room)? Anyway…morning view from a favorite hiking spot.

#FreelanceFriends, missing tomorrow, so I present my delicious/ugly baking accident: Cinnamon Blob Bread. When your dough is too elastic, you can’t do repeated wait and rises, and you have to get back to work. Throw your cinnamon roll log into a greased 9x13 (ends cut to fit), and bake!

Still sort of here (?). Having all sorts of app problems. May have to just accept it and try to catch up later. #FreelanceFriends

I have to run (need to look proper for an upcoming Zoom 😇), but wishing all of you a happy, peaceful August filled with rewarding work, or rest, or vacations…you get the idea. Talk soon! #FreelanceFriends

Also, I have space for a few more author coaching clients, should that be helpful to anyone. DMs are open if you have questions.

I am the proud owner of a running shirt that shows what the inside of my brain looks like! Worth sharing.

Closed my laptop this afternoon and went for a long walk. So heartened to see that someone had stocked the local LFLs with YA and middle grade novels in great condition! Looks like I’m not the only book fairy in town.

Attention people of the world: If I can smell you before you reach me, or long after you leave, YOU’RE WEARING TOO MUCH FRAGRANCE! That is all.

Troubleshooting a printer: Threaten it with harm. Look up the specific printer model and error. Push through the update from months ago that you ignored. Follow directions. Say please. Print successfully. Look around as if you just invented Greek fire and wonder why no one has clapped.

Always the fastest hour, but so nice to see you all. Thanks for the dinner inspiration, @phendrickson.bsky.social, and hope everyone has a great weekend! #FreelanceFriends

We have a winner! Thank you all. #FreelanceFriends

Hi, #FreelanceFriends! I’m Alison, a nonfiction editor (academic and medical) in Central NJ. Happy to be here and not melted 🫠. My Q: Can anyone offer me alternate phrasing for “bring the mission forward” that does not use the word growth?

Achievement unlocked: Not saying I’ve been on a lot of soapboxes as of late, but I will say that autocorrect has stopped correcting my swear words.