Thanks so much for such kind remarks. I think that people like us who are writers or translators tend to shy away from the business end of our businesses, maybe it’s a left brain v. right brain thing. But it’s to our benefit to function like a business, which means paying as much attention to the other aspects of our “companies” as we do to the product we create. I’ve written about businesses for long enough that this lesson is finally sinking in!

I also wanted to let you know that starting today I am kicking off a blogathon where I’ll be doing a daily post for the whole month. I’ve gotten 17 other freelancers to participate - want to join us? I’m calling it A Post a Day in the Month of May. I came up with the idea as a way to make my blog posts more spontaneous.

Michelle Rafter