How I prepared my freelance business for international travel
Going to Japan is a once-in-a-lifetime vacation that I’ve decided to take twice. I have a lot of feelings about how indulgent that may seem, which I wrote about last…
Join me at Anime Boston 2018
Me at my second Anime Boston in 2011; John and I goofing around at Anime Boston 2017 Eight years ago, I applied as a member of the press to Anime…
How to do your taxes as a freelancer
The only constant in my career is that my taxes suck. Nobody likes taxes, but at least when you have a traditional job, they aren’t painful. You don’t notice losing…
Things nobody told me about becoming a freelancer: a blog series
When people ask me about why I freelance, I’ve been known to talk about everything except freelancing itself. “I love setting my own schedule,” I’ll say. Or “I don’t have…
How to find your first freelance client
The hardest paycheck you’ll ever make in your freelance business is the first. Going from $0 to $100 is a lot harder than going from $1,000 to $10,000 because you’re…
What I want the parents of anime fans to know
Last week, a parent asked for my advice about his teen daughter’s new interest in anime. I was down in Florida, visiting my own parents when I got the email.…
The metrics I track to build high-traffic, high-earning blogs
Every month or so, I tell the Anime Feminist team to gather ‘round while I put together an analytics report. It’s my favorite part of what I do there. I…
How to deal with burnout
I think it started when I failed my Japanese test. The JLPT is only held once a year nationally, so I started studying for it back in July. By the…
Fandom, Population One
I blame Crunchyroll for this one. I usually use that streaming service to watch the latest anime—especially so I can review some for Anime News Network and have relevant contributions…
On telling true stories
Ever since I quit Twitter, I’ve been having more one-on-one conversations. That was how I ended up talking with Justin of Organization Anti-Social Geniuses about how we each got interested…