by Terra Osterling | Jun 9, 2013 | How I got "here", Motivation, Old jobs
Instead of writing, today I spent the afternoon with a friend. She is at a crossroads and ready to make the decision to change her life. Over iced tea and California rolls, we discussed what it feels like when your job has become a toxic pool; where you can barely...
by Terra Osterling | May 5, 2013 | Business of Freelance Writing, How I got "here", Old jobs, Writing
Over the twelve years that we have lived in our house, my home office has at one time or another occupied three out of four bedrooms. For years I had one front bedroom to myself for books, computer, and casual writing. Then my husband and I decided to share a home...
by Terra Osterling | Mar 3, 2013 | How I got "here", Writing
In the third season of the Roseanne sitcom, Roseanne’s 37th birthday wish is for time, specifically to write. Turns out that she loved to write as a young woman, but raising a family took priority and as she gets closer to age 40, she wants to make a change. As a...
by Terra Osterling | Feb 24, 2013 | Business of Freelance Writing, How I got "here"
I love time travel stories. Back to the Future, Quantum Leap, HG Wells’ The Time Machine, Time After Time, Somewhere in Time, Slaughterhouse-Five, even the Terminator movies franchise. Whether by self-hypnosis, worm-hole, steampunk contraption, or DeLorean, the idea...
by Terra Osterling | Dec 2, 2012 | Business of Freelance Writing, Inspiration, Lessons from Faith, Motivation, Storytelling
Raise your hand if you’re done Christmas shopping. Are you still looking for the perfect gift? Do you have something for everyone, or do you keep it simple? Is it a grab-bag kind of event in your family? Actually, I really don’t mean those kinds of gifts. To get to...
