As Ilise and I were having our many conversations over the summer about developing this new blog, one idea consistently got us the most excited. We wanted to make this more of a community, a meeting place, a space where people who are out working and living in the freelance world could have a say.
Too, we wanted this blog to reach out beyond our core audience of designers (though you guys are super important to our mission here) and offer up worthwhile info for other creative types like writers, photographers and artists. After all, client issues are client issues, regardless of the type of creative work you're serving up.
In the past 48 hours since we flipped the "On" switch on this baby, I've had several e-mails from freelancers in the design and writing worlds who've asked to contribute. I hope we'll keep adding to the roster.
Both HOW and Marketing Mentor are committed to helping you thrive in your creative business (see the regular Freelance column in HOW magazine and our DesignCast series for freelancers as examples of that). But even more important, you have much to teach each other. You're out there, living it, every day. You're the ones dealing with pesky clients, landing great projects, managing your cash flow ... and for every one of you who's stumped by a particular problem, there's another freelancer who's already figured out a solution. So our intent here is to connect those dots.
Use this as a daily resource, then be sure to join (and bookmark) the Creative Freelancer LinkedIN group, where you can post questions and stay in touch.
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About Bryn Mooth
Bryn is an experienced, energetic and creative writer/editor focused on inspiring people to eat locally, cook simply and enjoy healthy lifestyles. She writes the Midwest-based food blog Writes4Food.com, which shares recipes and kitchen wisdom and explores regional foods and producers.
Bryn comes from a long line of cooking enthusiasts. Her grandmother, Dorothy Mengering, published a cookbook based on recipes from her family, friends and travels (“Home Cooking with Dave’s Mom,” Atria, 1996), and her parents are both accomplished home cooks. Her brother is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and has taught at cooking schools in Tuscany and Chicago.
Bryn and her husband, Rob, are avid cooks, wine lovers and advocates for the Cincinnati food community. They’re weekly customers at Findlay Market, and they shop community farmer’s markets around the area. In season, they enjoy produce from their small vegetable garden.
Writes4Food.com represents Bryn’s second career: Previously, she spent 20 years writing about design, business and creativity for HOW magazine, a leading publication for the graphic design field. For 13 years, she led the HOW brand, a multimillion-dollar, multi-platform franchise that included an award-winning magazine, well-regarded events, a successful book line and several online outlets. Prior to HOW, Bryn created, launched and managed a lifestyle publication for more than 200,000 American Express incentive cardholders. She has a bachelor’s degree from the Indiana University School of Journalism.
Her expertise includes content development for print and web, writing and editing, social media and online communication. Bryn is an enthusiastic collaborator, described by her colleagues and contacts as “intelligent, energetic, connected, organized and highly communicative.”
Find Bryn here:
http://www.writes4food.com
LinkedIn.com/BrynMooth
Twitter @writes4food
