The Holiday Season: Are you working?
With the holiday season right around the corner it is safe to say that you have a lot on your plate. You have to go shopping, spend time with family, cook, and much more. On top of all this, freelance writers need to answer one very important question: when will I be working?
Over Thanksgiving I received many emails asking how much I work on the holidays, whether it is a good idea, etc. It is simple for me to answer this question from where I stand, but just because I am doing something this holiday season does not make it right for everybody else.
Whether or not you work over the holidays is up to you. If you have the time to do so, and don’t mind sitting down at your desk for a while, I urge you to work. After all, anytime you can make a few bucks and keep clients happy you are making a good decision. Of course, you have to draw the line somewhere. Working on Christmas morning while your kids are opening gifts does not make much sense – you will regret decisions like this in the long run.
In the days to come I plan on writing more about how freelance writers should handle their workload during the holiday season. Hopefully you have a plan in place already, but if you don’t, stay tuned for some sound advice. It is not always easy to decide when and how much to work during the holidays. But as you know, soon enough you will be faced with this situation and a decision will need to be made.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
I won’t be working for clients over the holidays. I’m taking just about 2 weeks off starting next week. Work email and projects will not exist to me until I get back. Regulars were notified early enough that they could get their projects in to me to be completed before I’m off. I will work on some of my own projects during the days I’m home. And then I may or may not travel for a part of that break. In the end, it’s my time and I’m going to enjoy it.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I will be working over the holiday season, even when I go back to OH for a family visit. It’s no biggie because I love writing. I can write a profound blog post in less than one hour. Once I begin writing, I can’t stop…
December 17th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
I plan on working during the holidays, or to be more exact: I plan on writing during the holidays as I will have time off from my day job. Hopefully I’ll be able to write a nice number of articles to start New Year with a nice payout that will put me in an optimistic state of mind.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
It’s been a long time since I’ve taken a true “holiday” away from my freelance writing and blogging. I don’t think that’s going to change for this Christmas season either. I’m definitely dialing down the output though, trying to get as much done in the next few days so that I can have better peace of mind on and around Christmas Day itself. After that, I’ll be ramping back up as I head to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show.
December 18th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I will definitely be working. And damn happy to be doing so! In addition, the project looks to be creative and fun combining writing, film AND music. Oh, and a pretty good fee on top of it. Can’t beat that!
December 18th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
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