Since 2003, Upod has been a place for freelancers to support, inspire, amuse, inform, advise, celebrate and hire each other.

Why UPOD? It's a nod to my guiding principle as a professional writer: Under Promise, Over Deliver.

I'm your host, David Hochman (www.davidhochman.com)

A few quick tips and guidelines:

Consider opting for the 'daily digest' so you're not flooded with emails.

After you sign up, please introduce yourself to the Pod with a quick post.

There is zero tolerance for incivility on the Pod.

Each posting must be marked clearly and succinctly in the title line. The point is to help Podders identify which postings to open and which to skip. Please use the following category lead-ins:

[Announce]: Classes, readings, events relevant to the Upod community.
[Intro]: Introducing yourself to the pod.
[Jobs]: Employment leads, job queries.
[Link]: Sites, curiosities, internet godsends.
[Origins]: The story behind a story you've had published
[Rant]: Seethe on your subject line topic.
[Rave]: Praise, shrines to writers, epiphanies, joy.
[ReadMe]: Post your latest published piece or tell us where to find it.
[PodBiz]: Suggestions, gripes, praise for UPOD itself.
[PodMind]: A higher-minded QuickSeek. For bigger ideas, deeper questions.
[QuikSeek]: Need editor contacts? Quotable brain scientists? Quick unGooglables?
[PodCad]: Info about The Upod Academy's classes, workshops and events
[TK]: Miscellaneous. Just be clear in the subject line.

Upod has a Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5183408620

You can also follow us on Twitter @upodeditorial

Thanks for visiting and happy Podding!