Month: July 2009

The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Employees Part One Kristine Kathryn Rusch Really, this section shouldn’t be titled “Employees.” It should be titled “People You Hire To Do Stuff For You.” But that’s too long and a little too wordy, even if it is accurate. You see, the word “employee” has a specific meaning in the culture and under the tax code. According to the dictionary, an […]

< The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Money, Part Seven Kristine Kathryn Rusch It’s nice to be back in my office in the middle of the afternoon, which this space is designed for. The light is better and I’m not groggy, which always makes writing more fun. Last week, I figured I could cover billing in a single section, but soon figured out I had much too […]

The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Money, Part Six Kristine Kathryn Rusch I’m sitting in my office at the exact moment my alarm normally goes off. I’ve never been in the new office this early in the morning. The main window faces east, and I’m squinting as I write because I’m too lazy to lower the blinds. I’m here early because I’m so scheduled today that this […]

< The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Money, Part Five Kristine Kathryn Rusch Thought we were done with money, didn’t you? We discussed expenses (a lot) and profits (a little) and you thought that was the end of it. Nope. There’s a lot more to income. A lot more. If we were discussing writing, I could probably deal with income for the rest of the summer. Income […]