Posts by Shae Irving

Com-Post: Keep Your Pencils Sharp — Lessons from My Grandfather, Part 1
When I was younger, I always appreciated that my grandfather was a working writer, but I had no idea what it took to achieve what he did.
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What Freelancers Need to Know About Obamacare [Updated]
This crib sheet will help you understand what self-employed folks need to know about health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare.
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Why I Can’t Talk to Anne Lamott
Each time I see Anne Lamott, my subconscious takes a memo: you know that thing you are writing or were thinking of writing? You’d better get on it.
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We Love Your Work and We Want It for Free!
If a for-profit enterprise is making money from folks who contribute for free, I’m immediately suspicious.
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Let Go of the String — Lessons from My Grandfather, Part 2
My motivation for writing work would flame high and then, when I felt like I wasn’t succeeding well enough or fast enough, it would completely burn out.
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Keep Your Pencils Sharp — Lessons from My Grandfather, Part 1
He used his #2 pencils to record, in tiny perfect handwriting, every single writing-related task that he carried out each day for 50 years.
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Where’d I Put My Big Girl Pants?
If we want to be working writers, the only thing that really matters is that we keep showing up.
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