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The Fair, the Unfair and the Ugly: Working for Free and Working for Pay

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September 12, 2011
The Fair, the Unfair and the Ugly: Working for Free and Working for Pay

A frequent discussion topic in the creative business world has cycled back around, and I want to chime in with a couple examples from my own experience. The topic is doing work for free (with the assumption it'll pay eventually) versus only doing work for pay. This round of discussion was sparked by Jenny over...
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Crocheted Gifts: Preorder from an Indie!

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May 26, 2009
Crocheted Gifts: Preorder from an Indie!

Sometime in August, just when you'll begin to realize summer is almost over and the alternating panic and melancholy will start to set in, Crocheted Gifts will hit shelves to remind you that fall ain't so bad after all. The designs in this book are as lovely and clever as the designers who made them,...
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Making Happy Happen: An Update & Zappos

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October 17, 2008
Making Happy Happen: An Update & Zappos

Last week I wrote about how the friendly and extremely helpful teller at our local bank branch helped me solve an ideological conflict I had with the bank. On Tuesday, too early to receive our new credit cards, I did get a card from the bank. A note card. From the teller. Saying she...
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Day 21: Crochet Me 3.2 Is Live

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September 25, 2007
Day 21: Crochet Me 3.2 Is Live

.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 10px; margin-top: 0px; } Day 21, originally uploaded by kpwerker. I'm half a step from unconscious.
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Frequently Flying

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July 4, 2007

Now that it's July, I feel more comfortable with the amount of time I've been spending thinking about fall. This fall, I'll be hitting the road to promote Crochet Me, Interweave Crochet, CrochetMe.com, and, you know, just crochet. I'm about to write a few posts, because that way the handy Events plugin will keep track...
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Crochet Me Winter Issue & Thanksgiving (Belated)

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December 2, 2006

The winter Crochet Me is up, and I love it and I'm exhausted. And now we prepare to feed 23 of our dearest friends a belated US Thanksgiving dinner tonight. Just the thought of chocolate pies is keeping me vertical.
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