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		<title>The Joys of Imagination (or, When Two Heidi Turners Collide)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great things about being a writer is when the opportunity presents itself, you can amuse yourself for hours on end by dreaming up brilliant ideas. It doesn&#8217;t matter if no one else appreciates the ideas; because they&#8217;re in your imagination they only have to entertain you. If you have a blog, you <a href="http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2012/01/26/the-joys-of-imagination-or-when-two-heidi-turners-collide/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1632&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Entertaining Yourself During the Slow Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most writers go through periods of being incredibly busy and then being incredibly not busy (like the turn of phrase?). It happens. More ambitious writers will tell you the best way to ensure there are no downtimes is to always be marketing yourself, even when you are busy. Lucky for you, I'm not so ambitious. So instead, I'm going to tell you some fun ways you can pass the time while waiting for more clients to come in. In the event that you never have any slow times (show off), the following can also be used to procrastinate.
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		<title>On SOPA, PIPA and Hypocrisy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So it&#8217;s old news by now that SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) have been withdrawn. And all through the world, individuals have cheered their enthusiasm, noting, I guess, that the system &#8220;works.&#8221; I can&#8217;t argue the ins and outs of SOPA and PIPA. I know the meanings behind them <a href="http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2012/01/20/on-sopa-pipa-and-hypocrisy/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1609&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Tip: It&#8217;s Not Just About the Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I know a huge portion of your job as a writer is the writing (and writing-related tasks). Obviously, when you market yourself as a writer, people want to know about your writing and focus on the writing services you provide. So when you go to meetings you talk a lot about the projects you've completed, written work you're proud of and how your writing benefits the potential client.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1597&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Friends for Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I was at the pharmacy counter at my local grocery store, picking up some antibiotics (they were for my cat, who was sick with a respiratory infection and so was prescribed some cherry flavoured antibiotics and all I can say about that is he threw it up immediately upon it hitting his throat, <a href="http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2012/01/12/ask-friends-for-help/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1592&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m a Writer So I Must Be Grateful</title>
		<link>http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2012/01/10/im-a-writer-so-i-must-be-grateful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: If you don&#8217;t feel like hearing me whine, you probably shouldn&#8217;t bother with this post. Because it&#8217;s January 10 and I&#8217;m about to get whiny on you.) Picture it: A visit with a friend. She complains about some problems with her boss or a project she can&#8217;t complete. When it&#8217;s your turn to complain <a href="http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2012/01/10/im-a-writer-so-i-must-be-grateful/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1583&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Writer&#8217;s Resolutions for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I, [insert name here], being of reasonably sound mind and body, or at least as sound as a freelance writer can be, hereby make the following resolutions at the start of 2012. These resolutions are in effect until December, 2012, or until the point at which the resolutions become inconvenient, probably around January 15 (please <a href="http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2012/01/03/a-writers-resolutions-for-2012/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1575&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Out Of the Office and Into the Kitchen</title>
		<link>http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2011/12/22/out-of-the-office-and-into-the-kitchen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once every 24 months&#8211;every second Christmas&#8211;I get the urge to bake. I can&#8217;t explain this urge, other than to say it happens and I blame Martha Stewart. Earlier this week, I had a baking urge, brought on by a desire to have my house smell like Christmas baking (possibly the stupidest reason ever to bake). <a href="http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2011/12/22/out-of-the-office-and-into-the-kitchen/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1562&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Writer&#8217;s Christmas Wish List</title>
		<link>http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2011/12/16/a-writers-christmas-wish-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heidit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because it&#8217;s Christmas, I thought I&#8217;d help out my writer friends by telling you what they really want for Christmas. So they don&#8217;t have to. What to get us 1. A promise that, no matter what we say about another writer, you won&#8217;t blame our reaction on &#8220;professional envy.&#8221; We know that we can be <a href="http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2011/12/16/a-writers-christmas-wish-list/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1556&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Networking and the Writer</title>
		<link>http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2011/12/09/networking-and-the-writer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Networking is often on a list of a writer&#8217;s least favourite things, likely up there with rejection letters, food poisoning and myocardial infarction. It&#8217;s one of the things that we avoid, which is why we have chosen a career that keeps us safely ensconced in our home offices, away from the sunlight and destined to <a href="http://thehappyfreelancer.com/2011/12/09/networking-and-the-writer/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehappyfreelancer.com&amp;blog=12386812&amp;post=1547&amp;subd=heiditurner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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