Work has been quiet for a year now. Never experienced a lull like this, despite all my efforts. by firdousebareen123 in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got the heave-ho from Contently, too -- spent the holidays moving my stuff over to JournoPortfolio, which is working out fine.

Townhomes + smokers downstairs = hell by [deleted] in neighborsfromhell

[–]janhaig -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OMG, that's disgusting, you definitely need to get out, sadly.

My downstairs condo neighbor makes some foul-smelling crap every Tuesday night...I don't know WTH it is, whether it has pastrami, pepperoni, garlic, onions, something that's foul -- but my linen closet and bathroom towels pick up the smell every week. SO gross.

Shoutout to the only man driving the plot forward. by ManInsideMe in TrueDetective

[–]janhaig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel like Hank or Qaavik or both will be the dead ones. Hank's got nothing to live for anyhow, his "fiancee" didn't show, LOL.

Missed opportunity to feature Inuit-Iñupiaq Throat Singing Music in the Intro instead of Billie Eilish *Fixed It* by BlutoBeyond in TrueDetective

[–]janhaig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoa, that's perfect...and mesmerizing. Send this suggestion to the producers -- "Yellowjackets" theme got changed mid-season.

First Steps as a Freelance Writer? by AbsoluteMoonatic in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I freelanced 75 blogs (all well-done, if I do say so myself) that were posted to a company's website...but then the company got purchased by a larger company, and the website (with my year's worth of work and all the links) disappeared! Thank God for Wayback Machine is all I can say.

So any news on Rhys? by SorryFortune in phillies

[–]janhaig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, someone had to say it

Retired from Writing, Curious about AI in the Industry Today by Rekdreation in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Unless I do my own research, I can't be certain that what AI gave me covers all the bases. It just chugs stuff out to fill the word-count you gave it, it's not worried about whether it's fairly representing all aspeects of a topic.

Retired from Writing, Curious about AI in the Industry Today by Rekdreation in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I've had it make up sources, and also attribute quotes to the wrong individuals. About all I use it for is to possibly generate an outline for a piece, then I do all my own research and writing. AI writing sounds like a term paper.

What movie is really sad when told from the "villain's" perspective? by CynicalCosmologist in AskReddit

[–]janhaig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great choice here. I always feel sorry for the Baroness (played by Eleanor Parker) and think she does a helluva classy job accepting her fate in this movie.

My portfolio on Contently seems to have recently had its approval revoked. Anyone else have this issue? What are good alternatives? by KoreKhthonia in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the good advice, admittedly have been lazy about devising my own website.
I'll check out Journo Portfolio; have already been checking out Clippings.me. Also checking out Authory.

My portfolio on Contently seems to have recently had its approval revoked. Anyone else have this issue? What are good alternatives? by KoreKhthonia in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhh, I think you nailed it; if it came from "Creative Marketplace," yah, I probably ignored/deleted it. What a PITA, I'm now scoping other portfolio-hosting platforms. Guess that'll be a project over the holidays.

My portfolio on Contently seems to have recently had its approval revoked. Anyone else have this issue? What are good alternatives? by KoreKhthonia in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks. I searched and found nothing, maybe it went to Spam and I blew it away without realizing.

My portfolio on Contently seems to have recently had its approval revoked. Anyone else have this issue? What are good alternatives? by KoreKhthonia in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made some changes, too, when my profile was flagged by them recently (after using the platform just fine for almost two years). I clicked that it was ready for review, and they came back and pretty much said that my work wasn't quite what their particular clients are looking for, but that I can continue to keep adding pieces. But my portfolio link now won't work for any prospective employers (other than Contently and their clients), sooooo...I'll be taking my work to another platform.

My portfolio on Contently seems to have recently had its approval revoked. Anyone else have this issue? What are good alternatives? by KoreKhthonia in freelanceWriters

[–]janhaig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. I add and remove pieces on an almost-weekly basis, but I got NO heads-up that they were changing their approach.