naughty blogger

Boy, have I been bad about blogging...
I should probably apologize personally to the half-dozen or so people that I believe check this blog occasionally for signs of life. I'm fine. Been busy, the heat in Phoenix is now cranked up to "bake" (115 degrees today), and I just don't spend a lot of time on the computer at home, unless I'm doing freelance work on the weekends.
I've had some successes on the freelance front. An old client (old meaning I've worked for her on and off since 2000, not that SHE's old) has given me some resume-writing and editing work for her company. I prepare candidate resumes when she's ready to sell a client on this person as being THE solution for a project they need done. It's been great fun. And it's paid well.
Several freelance pitches have gotten at least nibbles. I'm still grinding away at Echo, doing their column once a month. I did an article on women's music festivals in May and that was both easy and fun. Bright Livelihood has sort of reached a sticking point--I'm struggling to name newspapers to pitch the idea to. So I've focused more on plotting the editor-to-writing-coach strategy (through building up a portfolio of clips on how to write, doing more editing projects, etc.) and less on my "creative career design" column--for now.
That's enough news for now. Just wanted you all to know I'm still kicking. :)