Writing for a living means that freelancing time is time when a writer should be working. Unfortunately other people don't seem to understand, or won't accept that just because you are at home does not mean you are available to perform favours or to entertain guests.
Just lately I have also taken to putting the answerphone on and only answering those calls that really need my time. At the moment I have a stack of work to get through and not enough time to do it. This has not been helped by people who do not understand that working from home is still working
