It's now half eleven at night, and technically it's still my birthday for another half hour. Today I'm the grand old age of thirty. I'm still not published, which is bumming me out. I got to spend my day working, because freelancers don't get days off, not even for...
It's official. I've become a freelancer. I've taken on a second job doing freelance editing, as well as a few other things. I can kiss my free time goodbye until I get up to speed with it, but them's the breaks, and the job itself isn't all that hard. So...
So, I was curious today to learn what jobs there are for graphic designers around Ireland. Now that I've had a chance to play around with CS5, I'm itching to do some design work - maybe do a little more with the blog, or just play around with illustration tutorials.I...
I've been looking around recently for a second, writing related job. It may surprise you to know, dear reader, that my daily grind does not include anything writing-related; I work for a very boring distribution company, and the kind of work I do involves anything...
And there is drama. Excitement. Things that draw me away from my blog. The Novel, mostly; it's becoming what I originally envisioned, a whole and complete manuscript that will soon be on its way to various agents. Even as the thought of finally being published scares...
I'm beginning to realise why so many office workers are suffering from stress. It's because of bosses that demotivate, patronise, devalue and otherwise destroy their employees' sense of well-being.I have two bosses. One is a leader beyond compare; understanding, open,...