• I didn’t think it would be quite so hard…

    I’ve just about finished a two-days-in-oneser. No joke. Because I was up about 4:30am. And it’s now after 8pm. And I’ve still got things to do after I send this. Because… I’m determined to hit my goal of releasing my… Read more…

  • Who isn’t going gaga over AI?

    The world seems to be going gaga over AI. Even marketing “gurus” are all goo goo eyes. Just yesterday I read an AI-written email one of them held up as an “awesome” example. But what utter boring trash. Just blah… Read more…

  • Earth shattering

    This morning I woke up to the thought: “I forgot to send my email last night!” I’ve sent around 220 daily emails. I think just one in the early days had a slightly-after-midnight “glitch” in my sending pattern. In other… Read more…

  • YYZ

    I’ve been extending my music appreciation horizons lately. That is… when I’m not up to my eyeballs writing emails. Or other copy bits and pieces for clients. Today in YouTube land… I watched a video looking at one of the… Read more…

  • Big, hairy, scary…

    A couple of weeks back a friend shared a quote he really likes. It goes like this: “Commit to consistency, not perfection. You’ll get further by taking messy action than no action at all.” And I’m like… YES!! Because that… Read more…

  • It’s all fun and games with email… until someone gets hurt

    It’s all fun and games with email… until someone gets hurt A few days ago I sent a daily email… like I’ve done many times before. But this one ended up in the spam folder… in both my Gmail and… Read more…

  • I don’t HAVE to

    One of the beautiful things with freelancing is the “free” bit. Having the freedom to prioritize my days. Having freedom to do things with the family… and not be chained to a desk. And days like this… When I’m just… Read more…

  • Things are getting exciting around here…

    “When you’re genuinely excited by what you’re writing it comes much easier.” Wise words from a friend… while we were talking about my upcoming ebook. I had just mentioned: “And I tell you what… when I’m writing about something I… Read more…

  • Just move the bloody couch!

    My wife and I have decidedly different approaches to moving furniture around. We’re both keen to try something new if it’s going to help life work a little easier. Vicki’s like: “That’s sounds like a great idea, let’s do it!”… Read more…

  • What is Freelance Contours?

    This email list started with the super-boring name “Freelancer Daily Email”. YAAAAWWWN! 🥱 Sure… it was pretty clear about who it was for. And how often I’d be emailing. But that’s probably all it had going for it. I thought… Read more…