http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/ Straight Talk About Your Writing Career Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/#comment-712 Sharon Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:19:17 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/#comment-712 Ahhh, patience - that elusive quality! You're right, Hope, you just have to put queries out and move on. Sooner or later something will come back to you. Ahhh, patience – that elusive quality! You’re right, Hope, you just have to put queries out and move on. Sooner or later something will come back to you.

]]> http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/#comment-709 Hope Wilbanks Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:50:40 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/#comment-709 I liked this post so much that I Stumbled it. :) That "black hole" is often the stumbling (pun unintended) block of many freelance writers. It's so discouraging to put yourself out there, only to be ignored or unanswered. We freelancers have to learn to be patient and to not take things too personally when we don't get an answer back. I've personally learned to put my best foot forward, then move on to the next thing. You can either waste a lot of time worrying over ONE potential client, or you can send off the query, cross it off your list, and move on to the next one. :) I liked this post so much that I Stumbled it. That “black hole” is often the stumbling (pun unintended) block of many freelance writers. It’s so discouraging to put yourself out there, only to be ignored or unanswered. We freelancers have to learn to be patient and to not take things too personally when we don’t get an answer back. I’ve personally learned to put my best foot forward, then move on to the next thing. You can either waste a lot of time worrying over ONE potential client, or you can send off the query, cross it off your list, and move on to the next one.

]]> http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/#comment-711 Sharon Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:15:00 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/#comment-711 I love happy endings, Dana. :) Sometimes we are so into high tech stuff that we forget that there's some great low tech that works well, like the phone. I love happy endings, Dana. Sometimes we are so into high tech stuff that we forget that there’s some great low tech that works well, like the phone.

]]> http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/#comment-710 Dana Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:10:35 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/when-silence-is-golden/#comment-710 Sounds like a very happy ending! I had my first conference call with a new client this week and it was much easier to do rather than several e-mails back and forth clarifying expectations on both sides. Sounds like a very happy ending! I had my first conference call with a new client this week and it was much easier to do rather than several e-mails back and forth clarifying expectations on both sides.

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