My buddy Jeff Wong studied with Wally Wood. He said he learned more in one WW class than he did in entire courses by other comics experts. This one-page master class makes me a believer.
Robert Benchley said that a freelance is someone who gets paid by the word—per piece or perhaps. My problem isn't so much getting paid, but buckling down and getting the job done. BadLanguage.net has a list of 10 stratagems to do just that.