Resume resumé

I'm a very lucky freelancer. Most freelancers end up having to spend large amounts of their time tracking down work in the hopes of nailing something to pay the rent. (As the saying goes, freelance writers/editors get paid per hour, per page, or perhaps.) For many years now, I've had plenty of work from steady clients. Still, all things change, and with the challenging economy, some clients have run into problems this year that have meant cutting back on their freelance and contractor staff. Cutbacks for them means reduced income for me. Although we're a far cry away from lacking due to adjustments in income on my part, I'm looking at adding clients to my base--and perhaps going back into writing if I don't like what I'm seeing in the editing options.

That means dusting off the ol' resumé. I think the last time I updated it was....2010? 

I'm pretty much using the same resumé that I've been using since I got my first publishing job back in 1997. It is a work experience resume that most people use for their careers--I worked here from these dates doing this. Before that, I worked there from these dates doing that. You know the kind.

As a freelancer, that really doesn't fit anymore, because I have so many jobs that overlap. I don't have a single employer right now--I have multiple clients. My publication list turns more heads than my academic degrees. With that in mind, I've started redoing my resumé from scratch. It will be a more freelance-friendly version, and really highlight just how many pots I've had fingers in for the past decade or so. Trying to figure out what all I worked on has been quite the challenge, but once I get it done, I know I'll be proud of it. Hopefully that will also lead to some interesting gigs, too.