From Diapers to Deadlines

Support, Advice, and Encouragement for Professional Writers Juggling a Career and Parenthood

Media Moment April 10, 2007

Filed under: Interviews — Toni Klym McLellan @ 10:08 am

Normally at D2D, we post interviews with successful professional writers who aren’t, well, us. Today I’d like to share one at About.com with our own Meagan Francis, where she shares how she started out, what works and doesn’t work for her as a writing parent, and how she juggles four sons and a thriving writing career:

Click here to read Meagan’s interview at the Freelance Writers’ portal on about.com.

And look for more thoughts on child care and answers to your questions this week! –Toni

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Our Interview with Denise Schipani June 15, 2006

Filed under: Interviews — Toni Klym McLellan @ 9:48 pm

Check out our interview with freelance writer Denise Schipani, a woman who’s hit many milestones on the road to success in magazine writing and editing but has still managed to craft her own personal version of success as a writer and a mom.

Click here to read the interview.

We’ve opened up comments on our site again, so feel free to share your thoughts about Denise’s words of wisdom or post your own version of what it means to be successful as a parent and writer.

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Interview With Rachel Weingarten April 23, 2006

Filed under: Interviews — Toni Klym McLellan @ 9:11 pm

Check out our interview with style maven, marketing guru, and freelance writer and author Rachel Weingarten. She knows a thing or two about balancing many things at once–don’t miss her insights about personal style and professionalism.

Read the interview by clicking here.

Comment on the interview at our message boards.

We’ll have more on putting your best foot forward coming this week, and a new contest. Watch our message board for details, and thanks for visiting!

Toni

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Interview with Diana Burrell February 20, 2006

Filed under: Inspiration, Interviews — Toni Klym McLellan @ 10:17 am

Read our interview with freelancer and mother Diana Burrell, author of The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success.

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Read Our Interview With Gwen Moran! February 1, 2006

Filed under: Interviews — Toni Klym McLellan @ 11:03 am

Recently, D2D spoke with freelance writer and author Gwen Moran, co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Business Plans, about, well, business plans. Ms. Moran really knows her stuff and presents it in a user-friendly, approachable manner, as you’ll learn when you read the interview here.

In other news, we’ll be announcing the winner of our first contest, a copy of Kelly James-Enger’s "Six-Figure Freelancing, and launching a new giveaway of Gwen’s book for the chattiest registered members. The registered member who writes the most posts between today (Feb. 1) and Feb. 14 wins a copy of Gwen Moran’s business planning book. So get chatty, writers!

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Our Interview With Kelly James Enger January 11, 2006

Filed under: Interviews — Toni Klym McLellan @ 11:48 am

Our interview with Kelly James Enger, author of "Six Figure Freelancing" and "Ready, Aim, Specialize!" is up. Click here to read it.

We hope you find Kelly’s wisdom and insights as inspiring as we have!

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