working on the weekends
When you’re a freelancer, it’s hard to tell clients no. Your income often depends on it. I have two young children (1 and 3) and since they go to daycare during the week, my weekends are reserved entirely for them. Or are they? I still find myself sometimes working to meet my clients’ demands. “Going to print on Monday” often means proofing magazines or writing last-minute ad copy on the weekends. Sometimes even calling clients. How do you set boundaries with your clients?
Wendy Burt-Thomas, author and full-time freelance writer
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Wendy Burt-Thomas is the author of:
• “Oh, Solo Mia! The Hip Chick’s Guide to Fun for One” (2001, McGraw-Hill)
• “Work It, Girl! 101 Tips for the Hip Working Chick” (2003, McGraw-Hill)
• “The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters” (Dec. 2008, Writer’s Digest Books)
Other credentials include more than 1,000 published articles, short stories, essays, reviews, poems and greeting cards. She taught “Breaking Into Freelance Writing for 8 years and has worked as an editor, columnist, writer and PR specialist.
Wendy lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, two kids and two black labs. She is a full-time freelance writer, editor and PR consultant.
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