1. Taking the "Free" Out of Freelance Writing
(News/Blog)

James Rainey at the Los Angeles Times has written an essay on a subject that has been much on my mind lately: the destruction of writing as a profession. This subject has been on my mind because for the ...

2. The Lessons of Ancient Rome
(Archive/Reviews)

... FALL OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC BY STEVE BONTA In many ways the modern world is but an echo of ancient Rome. For that we have to thank Francesco Petrarch. A 14th Century Italian scholar, poet, and freelance ...