Since times are tough...

...And I admit I will get referral rewards from doing it this way, for those of you looking for work: I highly recommend Elance as a place to make some money freelancing. A basic profile is free up front. You just give them 10% of the proceeds from each job. I've made over $1000 there in my spare time.

Great news!

Let me proudly link you to the first poem I have ever sold (though it was written on commission rather than a completely original work): http://www.metta-physics.com/2011/07/poetry-e-equals-empty-scared-by-donaya-haymond/

You may remember some earlier blog posts about sci-fi stories and poems I was hired to write on Elance. Five short works for $100. I'm very pleased. I presume the other works will be meted out.

My Freelance Work

http://www.elance.com/s/donaya_haymond/

Having published novels is delightful, but isn't paying much yet. While clicking around to see if someone with my skills could earn a little extra money, I found Elance.com, a sort of matchmaking service between people with various skills that can be transmitted through e-mail and the people who need their work.

I've made $330 so far with various editing and writing assignments, with $250 more due me later this week. As they say in diet commercials, results may differ, since my published novels impress people who want to get published themselves. Putting up a profile and doing some bidding on jobs (you get 10 free bid "dollars" a month under the basic plan, which costs no money up front, only a percentage of anything you end up making) can't hurt, though.