Comments on: Earning a Living on a Boat- Writing http://jcmcdowell.com/earning-a-living-on-a-boat-writing/ Living on a Boat. Voluntary Simplicity. Economic Freedom. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:02:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: big cheese http://jcmcdowell.com/earning-a-living-on-a-boat-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-666 big cheese Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:08:08 +0000 http://jcmcdowell.com/?p=591#comment-666 Absolutely! Thanks for the suggestion. JC Absolutely! Thanks for the suggestion.

JC

]]> By: Jay Pea http://jcmcdowell.com/earning-a-living-on-a-boat-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Jay Pea Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:08:10 +0000 http://jcmcdowell.com/?p=591#comment-664 With your diverse skill-set perhaps you could make a few bucks answering questions on www.justanswer.com. This is not an endorsement for the site, just something I came across. Every bit counts! JP With your diverse skill-set perhaps you could make a few bucks answering questions on http://www.justanswer.com. This is not an endorsement for the site, just something I came across. Every bit counts!

JP

]]> By: big cheese http://jcmcdowell.com/earning-a-living-on-a-boat-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-661 big cheese Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:59:27 +0000 http://jcmcdowell.com/?p=591#comment-661 Freelance writing internet articles just seems to be a grind, not a lot of creativity involved. The starving artist phrase is very real and alive. In this economy I think it's expanded to starving real estate agents, starving home builders, starving middle managers, etc... I agree about a lot of cruising blogs. A detailed description of a lazy day on a boat gets kind of old after the 30th time. A little more transparency would make things a lot more interesting. How did they get the money? How did they learn to cruise the oceans? What scary experiences did they have? We started this blog as a way for our friends and family to keep up. With family spread out all over the country it's been a great way for them to watch Emma grow and catch a glimpse of our lives these days. I think we have a lot left to say and do before we hang up our blog. Thanks for the suggestion on the sailing channel. JC Freelance writing internet articles just seems to be a grind, not a lot of creativity involved. The starving artist phrase is very real and alive. In this economy I think it’s expanded to starving real estate agents, starving home builders, starving middle managers, etc…

I agree about a lot of cruising blogs. A detailed description of a lazy day on a boat gets kind of old after the 30th time. A little more transparency would make things a lot more interesting. How did they get the money? How did they learn to cruise the oceans? What scary experiences did they have?

We started this blog as a way for our friends and family to keep up. With family spread out all over the country it’s been a great way for them to watch Emma grow and catch a glimpse of our lives these days. I think we have a lot left to say and do before we hang up our blog.

Thanks for the suggestion on the sailing channel.

JC

]]> By: BrokeNotBroken http://jcmcdowell.com/earning-a-living-on-a-boat-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-660 BrokeNotBroken Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:04:47 +0000 http://jcmcdowell.com/?p=591#comment-660 Not to be pessimistic but I think there's a reason why the term "starving artist" is around. The good thing I guess is that the cost of living isn't very high either. What irks me are all of the sailing blogs that talk about this port, that port, the day-to-day sailing. After a while it just gets to be boring. Oh great, they went snorkeling again. Wow, a picture of a different fish… What I find refreshing about this blog is that it is a good mix of day-to-day sailing, personal philosophy, conflict, and suspense all told with a good bit of openness. Oh, and by the way, please don’t do what a lot of bloggers do and just end it with no resolution. I have read through blogs that span years only to have the blog just end. Case in point: http://www.yotblog.co.uk/HoldingPattern/ No explanation, no closure for the readers that have developed an interest in their story. Oh well. Maybe you can do a documentary for the sailing channel too, http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/sailingchanneltheater/index.html I already watched all of their online shows, they’re not too bad. Best of luck Not to be pessimistic but I think there’s a reason why the term “starving artist” is around. The good thing I guess is that the cost of living isn’t very high either. What irks me are all of the sailing blogs that talk about this port, that port, the day-to-day sailing. After a while it just gets to be boring. Oh great, they went snorkeling again. Wow, a picture of a different fish… What I find refreshing about this blog is that it is a good mix of day-to-day sailing, personal philosophy, conflict, and suspense all told with a good bit of openness. Oh, and by the way, please don’t do what a lot of bloggers do and just end it with no resolution. I have read through blogs that span years only to have the blog just end. Case in point: http://www.yotblog.co.uk/HoldingPattern/
No explanation, no closure for the readers that have developed an interest in their story. Oh well.

Maybe you can do a documentary for the sailing channel too, http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/sailingchanneltheater/index.html
I already watched all of their online shows, they’re not too bad.
Best of luck

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