Some days the requisite pitching that goes with being a freelance writer is akin to being the homeliest bachelor at the ball. Out of 20 women you ask to dance, 19 either say ‘no’ or don’t acknowledge your presence at all and the last one says “Yes! Just let me…

What’s the secret to my modest success as a freelance writer? Timing? (“Bad timing” still counts as timing.) Dreamy eyes? Liberal amounts of humor writing? Let’s say it’s a delightful combination of all three. Humor writing is the great equalizer in the world of writing. The ability to write funny…