What every freelancer should know

I could never be happy in a traditional job. I hate fluorescent lights. I detest working in groups. While I can get interested in just about anything, nothing interests me enough for it to be a full-time career. Also -- and, to me, this is no small thing -- the smell of office carpet makes me existentially depressed.

So I became a freelancer -- thus joining the growing armada of the… » Full Story on Salon.com