Welcome to May’s installment of ‘Ask a Freelancer’ — Medium readers and writers, what’s up? It’s once again that time of the month, the time when I answer your questions about the freelance writing life. If you’re new to my column, hello, I’m Eve, and I’ve been a freelance writer since 2015. (Where does the time go????) …

A week in the life — Being a freelancer has its upsides: you get to make your own schedule and you can be selective about the work you take on. On the other hand, every day is a war with yourself. You’re your own boss, and playing the dual role of boss/employee involves having discipline and…

A definitive assessment of the best fruits. — Everyone is aware of the health benefits that come with eating vegetables — it’s an activity children are classically implored to do — but it feels like everyone is always forgetting about fruit. Fruit deserves all the attention that vegetables get, and maybe even a little bit more. After all…

And it’s worse than it was before than the pandemic — Earlier this month, I was booking a reporting trip to Palm Springs to cover Coachella. Unsurprisingly, all the hotels were either booked up or literally over $1000 a night, which was way outside of my allotted travel budget. So when I happened upon an upscale-looking establishment that had availability and…

Here’s April’s installment of ‘Ask a Freelancer’ — Hello Medium writers! Welcome to this month’s installment of Ask a Freelancer. If we haven’t met, my name is Eve Peyser and, yep you guessed it, I am a freelance writer. You can read me on Medium, of course, and also, in the New York Times, New York Magazine, and…

You learn it’s about the journey, not the destination. — My boyfriend Hudson and I were walking along a thin creek, a streak of water cutting through the barren desert landscape. Immersed in deep conversation, we paused for a moment to admire a white egret, dinosaur-like, walking in the water, and then got back to business. “Is it scripted or…

Watching television while you cook is one of those little things that makes life sweet. — Life is all about finding joy in the little things. The “little thing” that delights me every day is quite literally small: watching the tiny television that sits atop my fridge while I make food. Covered in a film of grease due to its proximity to the stove, my baby…

Seven ways awards show can become relevant again — Yes, Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars was deeply uncomfortable to watch and literal assault, but it was also very good for the movie business. The Academy Awards has been waning in relevance for many years now, and The Slap breathed new life into the whole affair. Not…

Even more of your questions about freelance writing, answered — Welcome to the third installment of Ask a Freelancer, a monthly feature where I answer all your questions about the freelance writing life. If you’re new here, hello! I’m Eve Peyser, and I’ve been a full-time freelance writer on and off since 2015. My current clients include the New York…