Comments for the Future is Fiction http://futureisfiction.com/blog Make This Moment Your Poetry Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:10:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Rules for Shows: Don’t Be the Dick in the Hat by Rules for Shows #4: If You Love it, Leave it Home « the Future is Fiction http://futureisfiction.com/blog/rules-for-shows-dont-be-the-dick-in-the-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-6583 Rules for Shows #4: If You Love it, Leave it Home « the Future is Fiction Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:10:19 +0000 http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/rules-for-shows-dont-be-the-dick-in-the-hat/#comment-6583 [...] and throw them into the air. Stuff like beach balls, balloons, other patrons. Barring that, the hat off your head will do. Drunk people spill liquor all over you, and the floor. They stomp around like mad, [...] [...] and throw them into the air. Stuff like beach balls, balloons, other patrons. Barring that, the hat off your head will do. Drunk people spill liquor all over you, and the floor. They stomp around like mad, [...]

]]> Comment on Rules for Shows: Don’t Be the Dick in the Hat by Rules for Shows #4: If You Love it, Leave it Home | the Future is Fiction http://futureisfiction.com/blog/rules-for-shows-dont-be-the-dick-in-the-hat/comment-page-1/#comment-6582 Rules for Shows #4: If You Love it, Leave it Home | the Future is Fiction Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:34:08 +0000 http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/rules-for-shows-dont-be-the-dick-in-the-hat/#comment-6582 [...] and throw them into the air. Stuff like beach balls, balloons, other patrons. Barring that, the hat off your head will do. Drunk people spill liquor all over you, and the floor. They stomp around like mad, [...] [...] and throw them into the air. Stuff like beach balls, balloons, other patrons. Barring that, the hat off your head will do. Drunk people spill liquor all over you, and the floor. They stomp around like mad, [...]

]]> Comment on Writing the First Chapter of A Novel by Zazoom http://futureisfiction.com/blog/writing-the-first-chapter-of-a-novel/comment-page-1/#comment-6581 Zazoom Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:35:00 +0000 http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/writing-the-first-chapter-of-a-novel/#comment-6581 Hi Karma - I like the new chapter much better.  Hard to put a finger on it but the sentences and storyline flow better.  The scene is set.  With the first chapter I had a harder time wrapping my mind around the story.  "Where is she going with this?", I found myself saying. Keep going!  Indeed the first chapter is the hardest. Good luck. Kyle Hi Karma – I like the new chapter much better.  Hard to put a finger on it but the sentences and storyline flow better.  The scene is set.  With the first chapter I had a harder time wrapping my mind around the story.  “Where is she going with this?”, I found myself saying.

Keep going!  Indeed the first chapter is the hardest. Good luck.

Kyle

]]> Comment on Fun With the Freelance Calculator by daretoeatapeach http://futureisfiction.com/blog/fun-with-the-freelance-calculator/comment-page-1/#comment-6580 daretoeatapeach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:41:00 +0000 http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/fun-with-the-freelance-calculator/#comment-6580 Thanks, Jacob. You're not the first to recommend Mr Money Mustache to me. I'll hope on over there. People talk about how freelance rates have to be higher because of the hours you work that you don't get paid for, but I didn't--couldn't--really understand it until I was living the life. It's not surprising you procrastinate on looking for gigs: that's work you have to do that you don't get paid for.  Thanks, Jacob. You’re not the first to recommend Mr Money Mustache to me. I’ll hope on over there.

People talk about how freelance rates have to be higher because of the hours you work that you don’t get paid for, but I didn’t–couldn’t–really understand it until I was living the life. It’s not surprising you procrastinate on looking for gigs: that’s work you have to do that you don’t get paid for. 

]]> Comment on Fun With the Freelance Calculator by JacobAziza http://futureisfiction.com/blog/fun-with-the-freelance-calculator/comment-page-1/#comment-6579 JacobAziza Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:21:00 +0000 http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/fun-with-the-freelance-calculator/#comment-6579 My client yesterday questioned how much I charge per hour (but not to me directly, to my partner) Which seems a bit odd, given that I charge well under the standard going rate for what I do ($40/hr, as opposed to $60-100). Given that I have no direct competition - being an independently certified Green Business that does 3 separate services (hauling, delivery and handyman) I suspect I could get away with charging even more, but I don't because I am somewhat anti-capitalist and I don't believe in charging the most one can get away with.  I charge what I think is fair compensation for my time, and what I think everyone should make. I asked my internet friend Mr Money Mustache what he would recommend I do different in order to retire early like he did.  He looked over my financial numbers and said that spending-wise, I'm doing better than him, and my rates are good; the one thing I need is hours.  I just can't seem to be motivated to search out work.  Hypothetically, if I had aggressive advertising and tried to work the American standard 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, I'd be making about 80k a year, but there is no way in hell I could be convinced to voluntarily work that much.  But on the other hand, the 10 or so  a week I work now is perhaps a little too far in the opposite extreme.  I make plenty enough for rent and food and health insurance and retirement, but not enough for Early retirement (which is what I would call "making it" - financial independence, so that further work becomes voluntary instead of mandatory!).  I have to keep reminding myself whenever I get a chance for hours that I'm not enthusiastic about "hours - that is what gets you a step closer to your goals".  I still haven't started doing any kind of marketing yet.  Maybe having read this will help inspire me. Anyway, given that you put retirement into category two, (which is good!), but then went on to call making it voluntarily paying higher rent and buying expensive gifts - and given that you are a blogger yourself and therefor probably read them - I'm going to recommend you read MMM too.  Its the only blog I read regularly - I started when he was 6 posts in - you will notice my comments throughout. http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/ Notice the "welcome new readers" on the right sidebar.  That's a good place to start. My client yesterday questioned how much I charge per hour (but not to me directly, to my partner)
Which seems a bit odd, given that I charge well under the standard going rate for what I do ($40/hr, as opposed to $60-100).
Given that I have no direct competition – being an independently certified Green Business that does 3 separate services (hauling, delivery and handyman) I suspect I could get away with charging even more, but I don’t because I am somewhat anti-capitalist and I don’t believe in charging the most one can get away with.  I charge what I think is fair compensation for my time, and what I think everyone should make.

I asked my internet friend Mr Money Mustache what he would recommend I do different in order to retire early like he did.  He looked over my financial numbers and said that spending-wise, I’m doing better than him, and my rates are good; the one thing I need is hours.  I just can’t seem to be motivated to search out work.  Hypothetically, if I had aggressive advertising and tried to work the American standard 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, I’d be making about 80k a year, but there is no way in hell I could be convinced to voluntarily work that much.  But on the other hand, the 10 or so  a week I work now is perhaps a little too far in the opposite extreme.  I make plenty enough for rent and food and health insurance and retirement, but not enough for Early retirement (which is what I would call “making it” – financial independence, so that further work becomes voluntary instead of mandatory!).  I have to keep reminding myself whenever I get a chance for hours that I’m not enthusiastic about “hours – that is what gets you a step closer to your goals”.  I still haven’t started doing any kind of marketing yet.  Maybe having read this will help inspire me.

Anyway, given that you put retirement into category two, (which is good!), but then went on to call making it voluntarily paying higher rent and buying expensive gifts – and given that you are a blogger yourself and therefor probably read them – I’m going to recommend you read MMM too.  Its the only blog I read regularly – I started when he was 6 posts in – you will notice my comments throughout.
http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/
Notice the “welcome new readers” on the right sidebar.  That’s a good place to start.

]]> Comment on Best Music of 2011: Best Indie Rock by daretoeatapeach http://futureisfiction.com/blog/best-music-of-2011-best-indie-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-6578 daretoeatapeach Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:28:00 +0000 http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/best-music-of-2011-best-indie-rock/#comment-6578 Right!? For more on Childish Gambino, here's the post I wrote specifically about him: http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/childish-gambino-donald-glover-hot/ Right!? For more on Childish Gambino, here’s the post I wrote specifically about him: http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/childish-gambino-donald-glover-hot/

]]> Comment on Best Music of 2011: Best Indie Rock by Kyle Reis http://futureisfiction.com/blog/best-music-of-2011-best-indie-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-6577 Kyle Reis Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0000 http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/best-music-of-2011-best-indie-rock/#comment-6577 Enjoying in my mind the subconscious battle happening between my white, anglo-saxon protestant pc guilt as it engages in a losing battle against the wonderfulness of childish gambino's pop deliciousness. lovely. Enjoying in my mind the subconscious battle happening between my white, anglo-saxon protestant pc guilt as it engages in a losing battle against the wonderfulness of childish gambino’s pop deliciousness. lovely.

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