I've begun the first steps of a week-long project dedicated to getting the social networking links up for Complete Writing Solutions. The rest of the week will be spent fleshing out details at LinkedIn, getting new pictures up for Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and getting all the networking details finished.
Then, next week, I begin the actual spreading of the brand. I've been offered a couple of guest blogging spots at some of my favorite freelance writing websites, and I've already been getting a few links back to the main site with some of the topics, so things are moving forward, which is perfect.
In the meantime...while I'm not doing any freelance writing for the month I'm going to be busy as hell! Promoting a brand is still work, it's just marketing and networking. On top of that there's the e-book work, Christmas shopping (I'm buying actually buying new clothing today for myself....I know...shocking!), and general holiday revelry.
Thanks for following folks, and I appreciate the support :) 2010 is shaping up to be a wonderful year, and I can't wait to see what's over the horizon.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Finally!
Ze contract for November is done, and I'm home-free for the entire month of December. What does that mean?
Re-arranging our living room, as promised to Evy. I moved my desk into the living room so I could start work earlier, rather than in the bedroom, and since then she isn't happy about the "clutter" in the living room, so it's time to reorganize things.
Writing the first of 3 e-books I have planned for Complete Writing Solutions. That's right....three. Big plans for 2010, and I'm planning on transitioning over to mostly passive income for the year. One book will relate to globalization and learning how to become competitive on a global scale, and the other two books are going to be related to Bulgaria...but I'm not allowed to say more or I'll ruin the surprise :)
Getting Complete Writing Solutions into the market. The brand is there...now it's time to push the brand into the market. November was a pretty good start. I've had close to 1,000 hits on the website in a month. That's not enough to consider it professional by any means, but I've already been mentioned on three other freelance writer networks in the month of November, and I haven't even been pushing the brand out yet. Once I get the Twitter, Facebook, and LD connections up things should start to go nuts from here on out.
I have 2 short stories to get out in submission, and I'm still waiting on a third I sent out in June. See why I'm not relying on fiction to pay the bills? Freelance writing pays within a few days, whereas fiction can take 6 months to even hear back from editors.
Christmas, of course. Bulgarian Christmas (Koleda) is awesome :) Lots of fun traditions, and lots of good food. I'm looking forward to it, and this time I can actually speak a little bit of Bulgarian, so I'm actually really excited about that.
Other than that...I'm relaxing for the month. 2010 is going to be a kick-ass year, business-wise. Evy has some pretty big plans starting in January, and my plans are to see if I can't make at least 50% of my income next year as passive income.
That's it for now! Kicking back, drinking some beers, marinating some salmon for dinner tonight, and playing another round of Dragon Age: Origins. Cya'll on the flip side, and hope you had a happy Turkey Day!
Re-arranging our living room, as promised to Evy. I moved my desk into the living room so I could start work earlier, rather than in the bedroom, and since then she isn't happy about the "clutter" in the living room, so it's time to reorganize things.
Writing the first of 3 e-books I have planned for Complete Writing Solutions. That's right....three. Big plans for 2010, and I'm planning on transitioning over to mostly passive income for the year. One book will relate to globalization and learning how to become competitive on a global scale, and the other two books are going to be related to Bulgaria...but I'm not allowed to say more or I'll ruin the surprise :)
Getting Complete Writing Solutions into the market. The brand is there...now it's time to push the brand into the market. November was a pretty good start. I've had close to 1,000 hits on the website in a month. That's not enough to consider it professional by any means, but I've already been mentioned on three other freelance writer networks in the month of November, and I haven't even been pushing the brand out yet. Once I get the Twitter, Facebook, and LD connections up things should start to go nuts from here on out.
I have 2 short stories to get out in submission, and I'm still waiting on a third I sent out in June. See why I'm not relying on fiction to pay the bills? Freelance writing pays within a few days, whereas fiction can take 6 months to even hear back from editors.
Christmas, of course. Bulgarian Christmas (Koleda) is awesome :) Lots of fun traditions, and lots of good food. I'm looking forward to it, and this time I can actually speak a little bit of Bulgarian, so I'm actually really excited about that.
Other than that...I'm relaxing for the month. 2010 is going to be a kick-ass year, business-wise. Evy has some pretty big plans starting in January, and my plans are to see if I can't make at least 50% of my income next year as passive income.
That's it for now! Kicking back, drinking some beers, marinating some salmon for dinner tonight, and playing another round of Dragon Age: Origins. Cya'll on the flip side, and hope you had a happy Turkey Day!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Another snippet
In a twist of fate that I hate to say I predicted several months back, Flashing Swords has closed its doors due to "lack of funds". What does that means? It means that Medallions of Lashiva won't actually be going to print with this publication, despite the recent promo cover.
I won't get into the juicy details here, but suffice to say I saw it coming, which is why I cautioned the promo post a week or so ago with the "if it ever makes it to the publisher" comment.
You can't make a magazine without any funds. When all you can afford to do is have volunteers on staff to edit otherwise, you can't expect to make it work.
Sucks, because the previous owners had made the magazine into something worth respecting.
However...the bonus is that all rights have been reverted to the authors. Good news for me, because I still had another 5 months until the rights reverted. Since I've already been paid for the story once, I can re-sell it somewhere else now.
Just had a long e-mail from the head editor at Abyss & Apex earlier this week regarding another one of my stories. Ultimately they declined, but she wanted to take the time to actually go over why, considering it actually made it to the final editor's desk, rather than just getting slushed. Progress is progress, and honestly...fiction is a major backseat player at the moment, with most of my efforts focused on freelancing and getting some passive income going in 2010 with the website. Had another story rejected, and have one more still in submission. December will be recycling the three completed stories I have which have been searching for a home this year. I've been making it further and further up the slush piles lately, landing on the final editor's desks rather than just the assistant editor's, and I've been getting more indepth and detailed criticism from the chiefs, so the process is ongoing. I have no doubts they'll sell next year, because my freelance success is rubbing off and editors are taking a more serious look based upon my success in that field as a writer and journalist.
Had an idea the other day. For those who don't know, writers like Brandon Sanderson and John Scalzi have been popularizing the idea of sharing stories on their websites for free. In the latter's case, he actually scored his first publishing deal with Tor as a direct result of a serliazed story he had been publshing on his website for free, and since then has gone on to publish half a dozen books and is now a creative consultant for the new Stargate: Universe show. Prior to becoming a freelance writer he wrote e-books and non-fiction, and was writing fantasy and sci-fi as a passion project and showcasing his work on his website. Sanderson, as most know, was picked up to write the continuation of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and offers a free novel on his website, as well as in-depth look at chapers of his novels, including rough draft forms, multiple endings, and otherwise, all as a way to let his readers get in touch with him on a more personal basis. As is the case with both of them, their sales have significantly increased because of the visibility.
This led me to an idea. Considering I've already been paid for Medallions, and considering that I originally had plans to turn it into a 3 or 4 part series....I'm looking at publishing it online in serliaized format, either here or on the main website. Haven't finalized decisions yet...still percolating up in ze brain. A lot of people ask"why offer it for free", but as many authors have been showing, it's a great way to generate interest, and it's a way to potentially catch the eye of editors as well, because if you can show that your stories are generating X hits per month it means you have a fanbase of readers who will probably buy your products if they are being published by an actual publishing house. Just another facet of the 21st century to think about when looking at the potential business side of things.
Enough for now. Time to get to work. Very busy week this week, then I'm home-free for all of December, and I'll be finishing the e-book and networking the website. Peace!
I won't get into the juicy details here, but suffice to say I saw it coming, which is why I cautioned the promo post a week or so ago with the "if it ever makes it to the publisher" comment.
You can't make a magazine without any funds. When all you can afford to do is have volunteers on staff to edit otherwise, you can't expect to make it work.
Sucks, because the previous owners had made the magazine into something worth respecting.
However...the bonus is that all rights have been reverted to the authors. Good news for me, because I still had another 5 months until the rights reverted. Since I've already been paid for the story once, I can re-sell it somewhere else now.
Just had a long e-mail from the head editor at Abyss & Apex earlier this week regarding another one of my stories. Ultimately they declined, but she wanted to take the time to actually go over why, considering it actually made it to the final editor's desk, rather than just getting slushed. Progress is progress, and honestly...fiction is a major backseat player at the moment, with most of my efforts focused on freelancing and getting some passive income going in 2010 with the website. Had another story rejected, and have one more still in submission. December will be recycling the three completed stories I have which have been searching for a home this year. I've been making it further and further up the slush piles lately, landing on the final editor's desks rather than just the assistant editor's, and I've been getting more indepth and detailed criticism from the chiefs, so the process is ongoing. I have no doubts they'll sell next year, because my freelance success is rubbing off and editors are taking a more serious look based upon my success in that field as a writer and journalist.
Had an idea the other day. For those who don't know, writers like Brandon Sanderson and John Scalzi have been popularizing the idea of sharing stories on their websites for free. In the latter's case, he actually scored his first publishing deal with Tor as a direct result of a serliazed story he had been publshing on his website for free, and since then has gone on to publish half a dozen books and is now a creative consultant for the new Stargate: Universe show. Prior to becoming a freelance writer he wrote e-books and non-fiction, and was writing fantasy and sci-fi as a passion project and showcasing his work on his website. Sanderson, as most know, was picked up to write the continuation of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and offers a free novel on his website, as well as in-depth look at chapers of his novels, including rough draft forms, multiple endings, and otherwise, all as a way to let his readers get in touch with him on a more personal basis. As is the case with both of them, their sales have significantly increased because of the visibility.
This led me to an idea. Considering I've already been paid for Medallions, and considering that I originally had plans to turn it into a 3 or 4 part series....I'm looking at publishing it online in serliaized format, either here or on the main website. Haven't finalized decisions yet...still percolating up in ze brain. A lot of people ask"why offer it for free", but as many authors have been showing, it's a great way to generate interest, and it's a way to potentially catch the eye of editors as well, because if you can show that your stories are generating X hits per month it means you have a fanbase of readers who will probably buy your products if they are being published by an actual publishing house. Just another facet of the 21st century to think about when looking at the potential business side of things.
Enough for now. Time to get to work. Very busy week this week, then I'm home-free for all of December, and I'll be finishing the e-book and networking the website. Peace!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Snippet
Was doing some random browsing the other evening (had some free time, w00t!) looking at various architectural designs for ideas in regards to our house (whenever they finally get the well drilling issues resolved). Keeping in mind that the actual exterior and layout plans have been finalized, there's a lot of interior decorating for Evy and I to do, and we keep our eyes peeled for things we like. Right now the estimate is that we might be moving into the houses in 2012 provided they actually get a start next year, but things have been pushed back once already (we were supposed to be moved in by 2010), so we're just waiting to see. In the meantime the apartment is 100% paid for, so :)
In any case, Evy has a lot of magazines she collects for ideas on furniture and such, and I'm planning on going a lot of stone work and etc. I found this cool website on the Bungalow style house, and I really dig what some of these people have done with their homes.
In any case, the "plan" is to have a good 25-30k by the time the houses are up and running. We have a few cabinet sets planned out, a bedroom set, furniture, and we are also looking at a home theater, fitness room, and various sundries. Plans change, so no idea how it will work out, but that's the idea. Anyway, enjoy the snippet.
In any case, Evy has a lot of magazines she collects for ideas on furniture and such, and I'm planning on going a lot of stone work and etc. I found this cool website on the Bungalow style house, and I really dig what some of these people have done with their homes.
In any case, the "plan" is to have a good 25-30k by the time the houses are up and running. We have a few cabinet sets planned out, a bedroom set, furniture, and we are also looking at a home theater, fitness room, and various sundries. Plans change, so no idea how it will work out, but that's the idea. Anyway, enjoy the snippet.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Ninja!
Just had to post this :)
Doing some random browsing today and looks like Flashing Swords might FINALLY release Issue 13. After the old owners sold it off, the new ownership has been floundering significantly, and I had thought that Medallions of Lashiva might have to be written off as a lost cause and re-sold somewhere else. It was originally sold back in 2008 (March) and was "lost" when the publication was taken over by new management.
However....they promoed the teaser of the cover (please note this might not be the final cover), along with the TOC, and right there on the front page is "featuring T.W. Anderson".
Now we wait and see if the thing ever makes it to the press. Keep in mind that Medallions was initially slated for February of 2009's edition...which was pushed back to May....and then my story wasn't in that issue....but apparently made it into this issue.
It will be interesting to see how things progress from here :)
Doing some random browsing today and looks like Flashing Swords might FINALLY release Issue 13. After the old owners sold it off, the new ownership has been floundering significantly, and I had thought that Medallions of Lashiva might have to be written off as a lost cause and re-sold somewhere else. It was originally sold back in 2008 (March) and was "lost" when the publication was taken over by new management.
However....they promoed the teaser of the cover (please note this might not be the final cover), along with the TOC, and right there on the front page is "featuring T.W. Anderson".
Now we wait and see if the thing ever makes it to the press. Keep in mind that Medallions was initially slated for February of 2009's edition...which was pushed back to May....and then my story wasn't in that issue....but apparently made it into this issue.
It will be interesting to see how things progress from here :)
Going off the grid for the rest of the month
Starting Monday of next week, I'll likely not be posting anything to my blog until the end of the month.
There are two main reasons for that.
The first, and most important, is that I just had a rather large project land in my lap. Between that and my other clients lined up, I've got a few thousand dollar's worth of projects for the rest of November, and I'm ramping up from my normal 4-5 hour days to 9-10 hour days. Normally I wouldn't do that, but the offer was good enough that I'm willing to put in some extra time for a few weeks. Secondly...I'm swamped with language lessons, which are ongoing until February. At which point I'm taking the second round of classes for total fluency in Bulgarian, with a goal of being fluent by June (which is when the second class is finished with). Concurrent with that is the continued growth of Complete Writing Solutions as I continue fleshing it out and adding links, content, and otherwise.
The trade-off is that I'm taking the entire month of December off, outside of a few articles I have scheduled for TravBuddy. December will be focused entirely on getting my e-book polished and ready for publication. The majority of the content is already written, it simply needs to be polished up and edited...at which point I have to make a choice to either find a publisher and an agent or do it myself via POD. Still undecided on this point.
December will also be spent looking at ways to monetize the new website. Adds, networking with other writing sites and otherwise, I am looking at making the website a major source of income for 2010. It's a big step, and it requires a lot of work, but I enjoy it.
Fiction is almost entirely on hold at the moment, at least in terms of writing anything new. I have 3 short stories in circulation looking for a home. I have a fourth that needs a re-worked ending and it could also be sent out into circulation. Book work....well, as much as I want to work on it, it's completely on hold. I'm 80k words in, and have been since June.
While I'm torn between my real passion--which is fantasy and science fiction--and making money...I can't deny that I'm having an absolute blast doing freelance work. I'm getting to write in two of my favorite niches...travel and video games. I'm also doing a lot of "generic" content work for Pure Content...that is, anything they give to me. A big project I just wrapped up for them last month was for a French poker website that required me to write about poker for nearly a month. It was an absolute blast. I've also written about things like UK universities, towns in the UK, space travel, the X-Files, Robin Hood, health and fitness, and a wide variety of topics that have required me to do a lot of research. I have learned a LOT of new information in 2009, so it's been a dual blessing to be getting a nice paycheck along with furthering my knowledge.
I'm not sure where I want to take this writing career. I started out wanting to pursue fantasy and science fiction primarily. And I still do. But the pull of the freelance market, especially the digital medium where you can work for clients all over the world on all sorts of projects, allows me a great avenue for finding inspiration, and I'm gaining all sorts of new information on a wide variety of topics. The pay isn't too shabby, and I have to admit I'm looking forward to trying to make this website + e-book really pay off. I've been doing a lot of research in the past few weeks and as long as I market things properly it should work out splendidly. We'll have to wait and see. But I really don't know WHERE I want to take it. Do I want to keep writing travel? I've debated doing a Bulgarian-specific website focusing on cultural aspects and things like wine and cuisine, specifically targeting the rest of the EU as Bulgaria moves deeper into the folds and people want to know more about their newest neighbour. The country is fast turning into a major tourist destination because of the low costs, and access to several of the most beautiful mountain ranges in this part of Europe, not to mention the Black Sea. And the wine...well, I've talked about the wine before. Bulgaria is absolutely undiscovered wine country, and I full expect to see things explode in the next dozen years or so once the rest of the world discovers it. Kind of like South Africa and Australia have done in the past 10 years or so.
Who knows? Lots of ideas, lots of passions, and as long as they are making money I'll keep pushing ideas along to see how they work out. I'd love to focus entirely on fiction but at the same time...I'm having fun doing what I do, and I'm making good money and getting to spend a lot of time traveling. Who says I have to write novels right now? :)
Yap with you all later!
There are two main reasons for that.
The first, and most important, is that I just had a rather large project land in my lap. Between that and my other clients lined up, I've got a few thousand dollar's worth of projects for the rest of November, and I'm ramping up from my normal 4-5 hour days to 9-10 hour days. Normally I wouldn't do that, but the offer was good enough that I'm willing to put in some extra time for a few weeks. Secondly...I'm swamped with language lessons, which are ongoing until February. At which point I'm taking the second round of classes for total fluency in Bulgarian, with a goal of being fluent by June (which is when the second class is finished with). Concurrent with that is the continued growth of Complete Writing Solutions as I continue fleshing it out and adding links, content, and otherwise.
The trade-off is that I'm taking the entire month of December off, outside of a few articles I have scheduled for TravBuddy. December will be focused entirely on getting my e-book polished and ready for publication. The majority of the content is already written, it simply needs to be polished up and edited...at which point I have to make a choice to either find a publisher and an agent or do it myself via POD. Still undecided on this point.
December will also be spent looking at ways to monetize the new website. Adds, networking with other writing sites and otherwise, I am looking at making the website a major source of income for 2010. It's a big step, and it requires a lot of work, but I enjoy it.
Fiction is almost entirely on hold at the moment, at least in terms of writing anything new. I have 3 short stories in circulation looking for a home. I have a fourth that needs a re-worked ending and it could also be sent out into circulation. Book work....well, as much as I want to work on it, it's completely on hold. I'm 80k words in, and have been since June.
While I'm torn between my real passion--which is fantasy and science fiction--and making money...I can't deny that I'm having an absolute blast doing freelance work. I'm getting to write in two of my favorite niches...travel and video games. I'm also doing a lot of "generic" content work for Pure Content...that is, anything they give to me. A big project I just wrapped up for them last month was for a French poker website that required me to write about poker for nearly a month. It was an absolute blast. I've also written about things like UK universities, towns in the UK, space travel, the X-Files, Robin Hood, health and fitness, and a wide variety of topics that have required me to do a lot of research. I have learned a LOT of new information in 2009, so it's been a dual blessing to be getting a nice paycheck along with furthering my knowledge.
I'm not sure where I want to take this writing career. I started out wanting to pursue fantasy and science fiction primarily. And I still do. But the pull of the freelance market, especially the digital medium where you can work for clients all over the world on all sorts of projects, allows me a great avenue for finding inspiration, and I'm gaining all sorts of new information on a wide variety of topics. The pay isn't too shabby, and I have to admit I'm looking forward to trying to make this website + e-book really pay off. I've been doing a lot of research in the past few weeks and as long as I market things properly it should work out splendidly. We'll have to wait and see. But I really don't know WHERE I want to take it. Do I want to keep writing travel? I've debated doing a Bulgarian-specific website focusing on cultural aspects and things like wine and cuisine, specifically targeting the rest of the EU as Bulgaria moves deeper into the folds and people want to know more about their newest neighbour. The country is fast turning into a major tourist destination because of the low costs, and access to several of the most beautiful mountain ranges in this part of Europe, not to mention the Black Sea. And the wine...well, I've talked about the wine before. Bulgaria is absolutely undiscovered wine country, and I full expect to see things explode in the next dozen years or so once the rest of the world discovers it. Kind of like South Africa and Australia have done in the past 10 years or so.
Who knows? Lots of ideas, lots of passions, and as long as they are making money I'll keep pushing ideas along to see how they work out. I'd love to focus entirely on fiction but at the same time...I'm having fun doing what I do, and I'm making good money and getting to spend a lot of time traveling. Who says I have to write novels right now? :)
Yap with you all later!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Dragon Age: Origins
Enough said.
Bioware, you are the gods of gaming. This is hands-down the best title I've played since BG 1 and 2. Evy and I have been entranced 100% so far. This game is not only massive, but the voice overs are absolutely phenomenal, the writing is beyond stellar, and the cinematography is movie quality. This is the gaming I was born to be a part of.
Epic. I totally can't wait for ST:TOR now. Story is king :)
Bioware, you are the gods of gaming. This is hands-down the best title I've played since BG 1 and 2. Evy and I have been entranced 100% so far. This game is not only massive, but the voice overs are absolutely phenomenal, the writing is beyond stellar, and the cinematography is movie quality. This is the gaming I was born to be a part of.
Epic. I totally can't wait for ST:TOR now. Story is king :)
hiccup!
So I woke up this morning to find that my brand shiny new website had been suspended. My first reaction was !!!, but upon calling their tech support found out that the reason was fairly simple: I paid for the service with my PayPal account, which is a U.S. PayPal account, but I live in Bulgaria, so the physical address I had on file didn't match their PayPal database, so they flagged the account. I have to call back this evening when the account guys are in the office (they are on U.S. time) and get that worked out. No worries. Same thing happened to me last year when we bought my new computer and put it on my Capital One card. I had to physically call the tech support to have them unblock the transaction because it got flagged as coming from Europe when it's a U.S. card...plus PayPal just did the same thing to one of my clients this weekend. He was in Beijing and issued me a payment through PayPal, but because his account is based out of California (he was on a business trip) they flagged the payment for suspicious activity and he had to call them when he got back Stateside to get the issue resolved. So no worries, it's just a little hiccup in the system :) One of the curses of being in Europe and still having a few U.S. systems in place.
I've been researching a trip to Pokhara, Nepal. I stumbled across it when I was doing some work for a client, and it intrigued me enough that I think we might make that one of our must-see destinations in the next year or two. Spending a week in that setting just looks amazing, and hotels are disgustingly cheap...like 25-30 USD a night for mid-grade, and 50-60 bucks a night for all-inclusive, or 150 USD a night for total luxury. Plane tickets are the only real pricey thing.
A couple of randoms for the week (though they are actually from last week).
Wal Mart selling caskets and urns. Any way to make a buck, eh?
Here's my personal favorite for the month. There's just so much wrong with this guy's thought processes. Why you should be allowed to have mistresses if you make more than 200k a year. Basically this guy honestly believes that women are like a good steak dinner. You have a favorite restaurant that you eat at a lot, but you also like to try different steaks when you are on trips or just for variety. Eating those steaks reminds you why you really love your favorite steakhouse, but you don't want to get bored with them, so you need variety.
What really blows my mind is his advocation for infidelity. The guy honestly believes that it's OK to sleep around...but notice how he only talks about MEN being allowed to do so. A bit sexist, don't you think? And also notice that the more money you make, the more liasons you are supposed to be allowed to have.
There's so much wrong with that article that I don't really even know where to start. Evy's first comment was "sounds like he needs a bullet to the brain", which made me LOL. Call me old-fashioned, but I'm a monogomous guy. The idea of my wife being compared to a steak dinner is just beyond comprehension. She is not a steak dinner. She is the light of my life. There is no way in hell I would ever cheat on her, and I can't believe there is someone out there advocating that "the richer you are, the more you should be allowed to cheat, and your woman should be damn happy you are providing for her in the first place".
Things that make you go "!?!"
I've been researching a trip to Pokhara, Nepal. I stumbled across it when I was doing some work for a client, and it intrigued me enough that I think we might make that one of our must-see destinations in the next year or two. Spending a week in that setting just looks amazing, and hotels are disgustingly cheap...like 25-30 USD a night for mid-grade, and 50-60 bucks a night for all-inclusive, or 150 USD a night for total luxury. Plane tickets are the only real pricey thing.
A couple of randoms for the week (though they are actually from last week).
Wal Mart selling caskets and urns. Any way to make a buck, eh?
Here's my personal favorite for the month. There's just so much wrong with this guy's thought processes. Why you should be allowed to have mistresses if you make more than 200k a year. Basically this guy honestly believes that women are like a good steak dinner. You have a favorite restaurant that you eat at a lot, but you also like to try different steaks when you are on trips or just for variety. Eating those steaks reminds you why you really love your favorite steakhouse, but you don't want to get bored with them, so you need variety.
What really blows my mind is his advocation for infidelity. The guy honestly believes that it's OK to sleep around...but notice how he only talks about MEN being allowed to do so. A bit sexist, don't you think? And also notice that the more money you make, the more liasons you are supposed to be allowed to have.
There's so much wrong with that article that I don't really even know where to start. Evy's first comment was "sounds like he needs a bullet to the brain", which made me LOL. Call me old-fashioned, but I'm a monogomous guy. The idea of my wife being compared to a steak dinner is just beyond comprehension. She is not a steak dinner. She is the light of my life. There is no way in hell I would ever cheat on her, and I can't believe there is someone out there advocating that "the richer you are, the more you should be allowed to cheat, and your woman should be damn happy you are providing for her in the first place".
Things that make you go "!?!"
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Presenting...
Complete Writing Solutions
That's right, ladies and gentlemen. November 1st is here. Evy's birthday was last night, I made some home-made biscuits and gravy with Bulgarian sausage this morning, and just finished putting on the finishing touches of the actual website to make it for today's official launch deadline.
The launch of Complete Writing Solutions ties into our plans for expansion in 2010. The last two years have seen my freelance business grow significantly, and Evy and I are going to be working together in conjunction with her many other projects to move Creative Writing Solutions further into the global market. Specifically, in 2010, we are going to be offering Bulgarian-to-English translations, English-to-Bulgarian translations, and I will be focusing on moving the company into the Bulgarian market, which right now is poised on the brink of the digital era. Many companies still do not offer website services, and Complete Writing Solutions is going to change that. What the company has done for clients around the world for the past two years we are now going to target for this part of Europe.
I chose the name Complete simply because it is not just a content writing website. Along with offering content for people's websites, the company will also offer consultations, freelance writing tips, links to some of the hottest topics in the market, translations (dependent upon who we end up hiring who can speak other languages), journalism, print, and a whole slew of "compete" writing solutions for the globally-aware client who is looking to diversify and expand into the 21st century, away from the centuries-old-fashioned industry that has been bogged down in trying to compete with the digital explosion of media.
The website is still in its infant stages, but we've got some big plans :) In any case, from here on out this blog will be transitioning into my personal blog only, and my freelance business will be linked entirely to the Complete Writing Solutions website.
Enjoy, and I hope to see you there in the near future!
That's right, ladies and gentlemen. November 1st is here. Evy's birthday was last night, I made some home-made biscuits and gravy with Bulgarian sausage this morning, and just finished putting on the finishing touches of the actual website to make it for today's official launch deadline.
The launch of Complete Writing Solutions ties into our plans for expansion in 2010. The last two years have seen my freelance business grow significantly, and Evy and I are going to be working together in conjunction with her many other projects to move Creative Writing Solutions further into the global market. Specifically, in 2010, we are going to be offering Bulgarian-to-English translations, English-to-Bulgarian translations, and I will be focusing on moving the company into the Bulgarian market, which right now is poised on the brink of the digital era. Many companies still do not offer website services, and Complete Writing Solutions is going to change that. What the company has done for clients around the world for the past two years we are now going to target for this part of Europe.
I chose the name Complete simply because it is not just a content writing website. Along with offering content for people's websites, the company will also offer consultations, freelance writing tips, links to some of the hottest topics in the market, translations (dependent upon who we end up hiring who can speak other languages), journalism, print, and a whole slew of "compete" writing solutions for the globally-aware client who is looking to diversify and expand into the 21st century, away from the centuries-old-fashioned industry that has been bogged down in trying to compete with the digital explosion of media.
The website is still in its infant stages, but we've got some big plans :) In any case, from here on out this blog will be transitioning into my personal blog only, and my freelance business will be linked entirely to the Complete Writing Solutions website.
Enjoy, and I hope to see you there in the near future!
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