You had great advice, but I’m still impulsive. I talked to one woman, an editor for a community newspaper, and she’s coming Friday for a “first date” (as she called it). She wants to write for a living, and she’s organized, smart and free on Fridays, which is the best time for me.

I ended up with about 30 resumes, so I quickly took the ad down and wrote back to the other candidates. There were probably another three interesting ones in the group, and it’s a shame I couldn’t hire everyone.

If I fail to put up another post by Monday, I’ve probably been kidnapped by my new assistant. Please call someone.

This morning I had about two hours of work left before I could make my notes to the proj. editor. Now I have an hour and fifteen left. Er, and that’s 5 hours later. It’s 2 now.

ARg!

Do you have a deadline for the applications? I guess once you’ve collected all you want, you check out their experience and all that and then do a face-to-face, if possible. It’s easier to get vibes from a person in person. Are you having them work as a virtual assistant or in your offie? What ever happened to that ad you put out looking for an officemate, btw?

I don’t have the first clue, really, about any of this. I’m bad with trusting others. It takes a special someone to gain my trust (the way you have, actually. I’d pass writing to you any day).

Wow. Good luck!

What I had said was no, it isn’t boring, it’s just that we were all distracted by the elevator rules site, which IS funny!

Anyway, I think the blurb is quite good. I’ve been told to always be prepared to tell what I do, and sell it, in 30 seconds or less. Your little ad does that easily and well.

I might consider using a different word than “great” for your writing - not that it’s not great! - if only because it’s a rather bland word that everyone uses. It doesn’t say much anymore, you know?

When I read about the work you do for clients, here’s how I think of your writing: well-researched, intuitive, solving problems, offering solutions, on target, effective…something along those lines.

Also, innovative is one word I too thought of, and now I think, but what’s another word for that? Because it’s kind of cliché - *of course* your copy is innovative. All freelance writers have innovative copy. Just as all the novels put out in the last few decades are tour de forces. You know? So how can you say that better, without saying “fresh”? Intelligent copy? Creative? Resourceful? Hmmm… it’s tough. Everyone uses innovative because it’s a better-sounding word. But still.

Of course these are only suggestions. Take ‘em or leave ‘em, up to you! The only thing I would add otherwise is the serial comma. (Can’t resist!)