• Did you know October 19 was International Freelancers Day

    Did you know October 19 was International Freelancers Day? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. I did know. But I kinda forgot about. Shows how much it mattered. Doesn’t help that it’s all just a self-promotional affair for Fiverr. Their… Read more…

  • Mailbag blues

    I turned the mail bag upside down and shook vigorously. And again. This can’t be right. Everyone knows Sunday is “Questions for Chris Day”. Is everyone on vacation or something? 🤷‍♂️ Or maybe they’re just shy? Maybe I didn’t spell… Read more…

  • AI can’t quite grasp…

    There’s a lot of fear out there about AI and what it will mean for creatives like writers and artists. I’ve used AI a couple of times for my daily emails. Just jokes and whatnot. But never for the “me”… Read more…

  • Dannevirke Chainsaw Massacre

    I staggered towards my bag. Grabbed my water bottle. And drained it to the last drop. Panting… I found a patch of grass in the shade. Dropped my overworked chainsaw beside me. And collapsed. As I sat wondering how I’d… Read more…

  • You think you know yourself. Then…

    I’ve always kinda thought one sleep is as good as the next. Not for me. Maybe it’s old man-itis that’s showing its colors. But I’ve noticed today my creative juices aren’t flowing the same after my midday nap. Compared to… Read more…

  • Could this be your new favorite writing app?

    I’m in love. 🥰 Maybe it’s just a little crush. I dunno. But if you’re a writer I think you’ll LOVE this one too. In Justin Blackman’s email today I discovered a link to his own app, Verbatim. It’s like… Read more…

  • A simple lifehack that took zero brain power and left my floor tidier than ever

    I moved my rubbish bin (waste paper basket) 1.5 metres closer to me so it sits right beside my desk. Genius, right? My room has never been cleaner. Usually there’s a wasteland of tissues and other grubby rubbish around the… Read more…

  • How to avoid email clangers

    I was looking over one of the emails I sent earlier this year… before this list. And… What a cringe! Not the email topic. I mean… it was about life and real stuff. But WOW! The spelling… the grammar… the… Read more…

  • Burning Questions Day

    It’s Sunday! (Well, it is in my neck of the global woods.) And… I’m officially designating Sundays as: “Answering Your Burning Questions Day” So if you’d like a chance of being world famous in this freelancer daily email dystopia… I… Read more…

  • Daily Email Bravado

    Sometimes I just get uber-excited. No… NOT about paying for a ride in some stranger’s car! German slang ĂĽber. Got it? Well… fancy that: I am SO excited about THIS email I managed to self-derail it in the second sentence!… Read more…