Today I finished some freelance writing work...
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4 years ago in #blog by kaelci (67)
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Well written, it is good to always be good at what someone is doing, like what just happened to you. I believe you were remembered for the fact that you have done a lot of typing in the past and you were recommended for that reason. Keep the good work flowing.
Thank you! :)
This was my first ever freelance writing job and it worked out wonderfully. People around town know that I'm a writer, am working to self-publish my own books and to study for an Editing/Proofreading qualification next month, and they sent him my way. Small communities can be wonderful!
That's great approach since you are trying to improve your skills. Being a writer is an a small task as it requires consistency, commitment and be ready to know from other people's work.
With his tie-in to the current raging bushfire, I hope he can attract a real publisher, asap!
His childhood sounds fascinating.
What a great project!
I know that cat look. It's the one the where it says, "Play with me... or else."
Enjoyable story. May you get to do it again soon.
I'm hoping so! :)
Charlie's cat look! He was intent on nibbling on the notepads, so I clicked my fingers and he whipped his head up and I clicked the photo, haha. This is what he looked like a few minutes before:
What beautiful penmanship the old farmer has, and what ambition and true grit, penning all those words in a spiral notebook - bless him! I'm soooo glad you connected with him, typed and edited, even got Charlie's blessing (has Charlie met the farmer in person? I'd like to see that!) - and now to get published - Indie Authors aren't limited to Amazon, but Kobo, Google, and other self-pub venues just aren't getting as many eyes on new books. If he has $$$ to invest, paying $200 or so to NetGalley to send ARCs to beta readers/reviewers is a good way to get advance book reviews going. You never know: sometimes an elderly citizen writing about pre-computer childhoods really hit a vein and go viral. It happened for a Midwest farmwife/grandma with the book about her childhood running free on a farm. A real publisher snapped it up and re-titled it "Little Heathens." Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish | Apr 29, 2008
I bought a copy (paperback, new, $13) - and never read it. It's been almost 12 years. Why didn't I read it... it's still on my shelf. I cannot explain.But it's time I go open those pages.
Good luck with your new friend's novel!!!
He mostly wants to self-publish in paperback so he can gift it to a few friends and family and has found a local place -- which I had no idea existed! -- that are happy to create paperback books for him.
Might keep them in mind for myself too, because it'll be much nicer to work with a local company than dealing with mass-manufacturing via an online company. :) If the time ever comes...
I'm seeing him again on Friday because he needs help emailing the document to the company and will show him his online options too. His son is very computer literate apparently and may be able to help him after I show him what's available. I'll mention NetGalley, also, and mention Little Heathens!
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Charlie met him on Monday when he picked up his notepads and the finished print-out. Apparently he doesn't own a cat or grow catnip, but the room the books were in had a mice-problem at one stage so that could explain Charlie's obsession!
That sounds like a fascinating read. Today's world must be quite unrecognisable as the same place it was 80 years ago.
It really was a great read!
It begins in 1954 when the main character was 14, talks about how cars started becoming more popular and horses less so, how he was chopping firewood for a few shillings a day until electricity started moving through the towns, how they saw the first televisions flickering in a window but didn't think they'd amount to much... it was nice to see through his eyes. :)
Congratulations. That's wonderful.
Thanks! :) I'm really hoping I can do it again sometime. It was a good experience and makes for very helpful side money.
Great you did this. You had a great time reading and writing and got paid for it super. Kids grow fast. Mine didn't for 3 years stayed small and is now taller as me. Better not ask how many shoes are needed. !trdo Happy Sunday 💕
Haha! The shoes... so many shoes. At the moment we go through one new pair of school shoes every 8-10 weeks, and a new pair of normal shoes every term holiday. His feet have stayed the same size for a year, but the shoes get worn out so quickly! 😱
Happy Sunday! 🌞🌼
Your son sounds awesome. Expensive to dress, maybe, but worth it!
@kaelci I need more here and indeed they are worn out very quickly. 😖❤️
Love this! What an awesome thing that you got to type that up for him and probably be one of the first people to ever get the chance to read it! Thanks so much for sharing.
Yes, it was such an honour. :D
He mentioned when he handed it to me that I'd be the first person to read it and seemed a bit shy about it. He had nothing to be shy about! The story was wonderful, he was a natural story-teller, and I loved typing it up for him. :D
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