My husband freelances but his clients are always through his best friends company as a web designer . Also he sells his free standing books. I would like him to get into article writing for cricket magazine but he hasn't attempted that yet. Since it falls back on a company his friend isn't against calling him every hour and enlisting my help to get him to finish something before deadline. At times I have to help complete things but since it always has to be approved before a client sees it his work is consistent. The best thing we did was set up hours for him. No matter what mood he's in he has 6 hours he has to be working. That doesn't mean he doesn't pull all nighters but At Least he regularly gets something done. However he feels he's to inconsistent to not just be a volunteer. So the company provides everything he needs for each project as well as shares in the company. They want him as a full time employee but he's gunshy because he "doesn't want to let us all down again. My only solution is simplify your life and drop the most unpredictable clients.