Meryl's Notes Blog

I referenced Yuwanda Black’s article in a past blog entry in which she shares her experience as a freelance writer, so I was honored when I saw an e-mail from her in my inbox. Sometimes when I link to others, they drop me a note thanking me — so I wasn’t completely surprised.

However, she not only thanked me for the mention, but also asked if she could interview me for her newsletter [pdf file] on how to start a freelance career. Though I’ve been interviewed a few times, it pleasantly surprises me whenever someone asks as I’m used to being the one who contacts people for interviewing — not the other way around.

Anyway, here is the interview. I hope new and future writers can glean something from the interview. If there are unanswered questions in the interview, post a comment here and I’ll do my best to answer them.