My Editor's Go-To Girl

Good for you! I know from experience that if you solve an editor's problem/headache, etc., the karma will go right into your account.

Way2go and congrats, Wild. I'd say you 'dun' very good. Calls for !

excellant! Don't you love when that happens? congrats to you!

YAY! Nancy's right about karma

way to go! congratulations!

Good for you! My husband is in that position with a local mag--whenever someone flakes, they turn to him. He's getting more and more assignments from them because of it. It pays to be reliable!

WOW! Congratulations!!

With work like that, I'm sure you'll get good work (with great pay & more recognition) elsewhere too soon!!

I wish I could be as professional & reliable yet!! (any tips? )

Wildscribe,
Just a quick congratulations! That's always a good feeling!

Andreya, May I? (offer advice?) Professional and reliable is the easy part. The craft must be learned, talent is innate...but professional and reliable is just a matter of sticking to your word, turning in the work when you say you will, and turning in the best work you can every time. Do that, and if you have the first two (craft and talent), you'll be in high demand in no time, just like WildScribe.

At least, that's my two cents.

Nancy-Save an editor's butt and it's not just karma going into your account. Even if the pay is "miniscule," it's spendable. LOL
Dawn

lol CatMuse, thanks!

of course you are welcome to give advice & suggestions!

I think there may be some craft & talent (or so I've been told) trick is making it reliable...
trouble is probably I've chosen a slightly controversial & 'difficult' topic/subject area (that also means a lot to me), & even if I know very little about it all I seem to know more than a lot of others, & still not 'everything' - some things still seem 'murky' & it seems difficult to write without a clear 'overall picture'.. (with all the gaps etc)
not sure exactly what angles to present in interviews with some of the 'key players' etc.. & what to publish & what not (so they would co-operate lol) diplomacy may be needed & I'm not particularly diplomatic by astrological signs..
also, I've been a terrible procrastinator since primary school, soo.. hm?
yup, being reliable & IN time is most definitely a challenge!!
I admire everyone innately capable of it!!

/& maybe I need to google/search for articles on how to beat procrastination, anxiety, frazzleness & such?/

I'm a horrible procrastinator myself, but I try not to let any editors see it! I usually set my self a personal deadline a few days ahead of what I've been assigned, with the goal of turning in the project early. Then if I falter, I'm only breaking my own deadline, not the real one.

I also got some good advice from can't remember where...I'll see if I can track don't the original article. But it was something like making a to do list and working from the bottom up. I think the idea was that, sure, you're still avoiding doing something big, but you're avoid it by doing a bunch of little stuff instead. Kinda of like cleaning the house when you really ought to be writing a query...at least something is getting done.

Stldenise, thank you!

I do To-do lists, trouble is the To-do's are scattered everywhere (on the journal/morning pages, in various folders or notebooks depending on projects or topics etc)

I had a 'master binder' when I was working at a school (& even then it was difficult to keep track of it all in it..)

I like your idea of actually getting stuff done while procrastinating, as this is how my mind works too.. (I always try to avoid something even more unpleasant )
Do post a link or write more!!
/as I sometimes end up cleaning the house too.. /

LOL Denise! I can so relate. One sure fire way for me to get my house cleaned is to have an article I need to write. On the other hand, one sure fire way for me to get an article written is to have a house that needs cleaning--it totally depends on my mood.

The thing is, Andreya, many, many freelancers (and editors) are natural procrastinators. But we DO get it done. And you do, too!