PLEASE remind me not to engage with people on Linked In groups who basically accuse me of being a lazy businessperson and not a "real writer" who needs to "brush up on my writing skills" because I have written some articles for Helium and gotten a few jobs through Elance.
I HAVE disengaged, but, OMG, guys! The internet outside of Buffistas is full of assholes! At our kerfuffliest, we are still bastions of sanity in comparison!
::hugs B.org to chest::
The internet outside of Buffistas is full of assholes!
It is important to remember this at all times.
I forgot the golden rule of intertubedom, sj!
Shaking it off...
Oh, and Erin, in case it wasn't clearly enough implied in my previous post, they are completely and utterly wrongheaded. You are a great writer, and I am so very happy that you are happy with your current job.
because I have written some articles for Helium and gotten a few jobs through Elance.
I am not exactly sure what could possibly be a bad thing about getting paid for writing.
Because one is a content mill, and the other... if you're a Real Writer, and Doin' Yer Business Right, you would NEVER have to use Elance!
Hence, I am stoopid, not a real writer and a bad businesswoman. @@
ETA: I'm over it, and laughing it off now. Just sharing the dumb.
ETAII: Typo. Fixed, because I am a Real Writer!
You could always say "Well, I *do* have other skills, but they'd probably get me arrested."