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Rosemary O'Brien is the author of one novel, First Saturday, and the owner of A Word or Two, LLC, a writing services business. As the mother of two small boys, military spouse and writer, she has a lot to say. Rosemary shares her interesting take on life by sharing her experiences of motherhood, life as a military spouse, working from home, and a host of other subjects. She is available for writing assignments, speaking engagements and instruction. Follow her on her journey through this interesting life called freelancing. www.awordortwo.net
If you are a freelance anything, you carry all the costs of doing business. From paper clips to dues for professional organizations, it is all on you. You are your own IT Department, Accounts Payable (and Receivable :) ), and the person who makes the coffee in the m ... Read more...
No, it's nothing bad or unhealthy. It's the show "Army Wives." I can't say it's completely accurate, and I am sure the writers have run with the idea and not stuck to the book, but it's fun. Some of the issues that have come up on the show don't always see ... Read more...
This past weekend, my husband attended church in uniform. We sing in the choir. I was amazed at the outright disrespect and cluelessness of its members. One person kept asking which parade he was going to march in, one waved the flag and marched, and he said he hear ... Read more...
I can’t imagine I will ever get to the point in my life where everything is done. I’m not talking about the “Life List” - type of things. I am talking about the day-to-day tasks - with my family, home and business – that I never seem ... Read more...
I feel like a fraud sometimes. When I am at a reading of my book or teaching a writing class for Adult Education, I wonder when someone will reveal me. It is inevitable, isn’t it? You work very hard to be good at whatever you are good at, then doubt yourself e ... Read more...
I was sitting in a grant writing seminar today, thinking about how far I have come in the past year since I got serious about my business. I now do much more than write novels and articles for print. I have expanded to corporate writing, writing for the web, bl ... Read more...
This comes from the "Just When I Thought I Had Seen It All" file. It is sure to promote a discussion, one way or the other.
Lenore Skenazy is a contributing editor at the New York Sun and founder of FreeRange ... Read more...
The military spouse community is slowly becoming more of a force unto itself. Before blogging and all of the handy website-building sites became commonplace, we had to rely on word-of-mouth or our local base facilities to get information and find h ... Read more...
Aside from being Spunky Old Broads Month and Sweet Potato Month, February was also National Time Management Month. Since time is always my enemy in that I never have enough of it, I decided to research simple ways to make the most of my time. As you can see, I did t ... Read more...
I am a firm believer in having a literary agent. After all, I am just a writer in the publishing world. Yes, I am also a businessperson, but I am not a businessperson in the middle of the publishing world. A literary agent, on the other hand, is exactly that. He kno ... Read more...
