Articles by: Erin Blakemore

[caption id="attachment_13629" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] If you’re a creative person, chances are you’ve mastered the fine art of multitasking—or at least think you have. But in the face of growing evidence that trying to do multiple things at once is actually really bad for you, what’s a multi-faceted freelancer to do?

[caption id="attachment_13420" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] For a writer, I sure do hate the process of coming up with creative concepts and pounding out words—but I love to edit. I get endless pleasure out of arranging and rearranging sentences, paragraphs, and pages.

[caption id="attachment_12756" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] If you’re anything like me, the word “networking” makes your skin crawl. Is there anything more intimidating, offputting, and slightly skeevy than the prospect of attending a networking event or foisting your business card on an unsuspecting acquaintance?

[caption id="attachment_11838" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo by Jeff Sheldon[/caption] You’re sore and bored, so you skip the gym. You reschedule an appointment that’s making you break out in hives.

[caption id="attachment_11566" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo by Thanun Buranapong[/caption] Between marketing, invoicing, and actually working, freelancing can feel like a grind. Add a bit of cold weather, some post-holiday ennui, and a bit of same-old, same-old and the new year may feel more like a long slog than a clean slate.