5 Things You Didn't Know About Being a Freelance Writer - WritersLife.org

5 Things You Didn't Know About Being a Freelance Writer - WritersLife.org

 

 

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Hello there is Peter here again from

WritersLife.org and coming up today five

things you didn't know about being a

freelance writer you may think that

being a freelance writer is a bit of a

doddle you imagine endless days of

sitting in coffee shops typing away on

your laptop without a care in the world

while watching the big books roll in

however this is rarely the case being a

freelance writer or rather being a good

freelance writer as with any job

requires hard work dedication and a

whole lot of effort similarly there is

no need to be put off by the idea scare

stories of over where writers constantly

struggling to meet deadlines and never

see in the light of day as they try and

scrape enough money together to keep a

roof over their heads while being

shouted up by editors every minute of

every day is equally unrealistic the

fact is providing you are willing to

work with it and hone your craft there

is no reason why you can't become a

successful writer and reap all the

rewards that go with it so what is the

middle ground what is it really like to

be a freelance writer can you achieve a

work/life balance can you really make a

decent living well yes of course you can

but before you decide let's look at some

of the common assumptions so you can see

if being a freelance writer is really

for you first you don't have to get

dressed all day

so if you are working from home most of

the time you may feel there's no reason

to do anything other than start your

working day by reaching for your laptop

in bed and beginning to write you are

your own boss after all so the dress

code is up to you however if you want to

take your job seriously then it's a good

idea to treat it like one that means

getting up getting dressed okay

so you don't have to put a suit and pack

your briefcase but some clothes that

aren't pajamas will help and sitting in

a work ready space before you begin you

are a professional and should act by one

motivating yourself to do a great job

and work productively is going to be

tough if you can't even be bothered to

get out of bed and next you'll be rich

as with any career some people become

hugely successful others fail and fall

into debt but for the majority of us

there tends to be a ratio the more time

and effort we put in the better we'll do

you can't exactly work your way up the

ladder or decide to give yourself a

massive pay rise but you can spend time

learning how to write effectively find

your niche and become an authority on

something build up your experience and

slowly but surely you'll be able to

pitch for bigger more lucrative jobs

feel confident in your value become a

good negotiator

and that's when you'll start to see the

financial rewards

you'll be stress-free so you are working

for yourself which effectively means you

don't have a boss that can dump a load

of work on you right before you go on

holiday and shout to you for taking a

longer lunch break then you're supposed

to however working for yourself has his

own precious and if you are a freelancer

you'll have clients clients who you work

for who are paying you to do a good job

and do it on time if you don't do this

not only will the stress of your

workload become unmanageable

you'll lose clients and get a bad name

in the industry too next you can do what

you want when you want freelancing does

bring with it a certain flexibility but

if this is your full-time job you can't

just pick and choose a few convenient

hours every week when you're feeling at

your most creative you'll have deadlines

you'll want great jobs that mean working

all the hours that God sends for a while

and you'll have up the evenings and

weekends where you've got to make up for

the times you weren't being quite so

productive suddenly instead of working

Monday to Friday and getting nice paid

holidays you've got to manage all your

own time and if you choose not to work

you don't make any money so the pressure

to do so will be all the more constant

and next it won't feel like work doing

something you love is amazing and a

privilege so if you're a successful

freelance writer and it's what you want

to do then you will enjoy your work and

get great satisfaction from doing it it

is however still work and when you have

been typing in your laptop for 6 hours

straight

it will definitely feel that way to

remember that going freelance isn't just

about

writing you've got to constantly pitch

for jobs do research send invoices chase

invoices do your tax returns and keep

track of every single piece of work

you've got to get done and when you are

your own boss but you are also your

accountant admin assistant and HR

manager so you better be prepared for

that being a freelance writer is hard

you've got to love it

you've got to work at it and you've got

to be realistic about it if you can do

all that then it can be a wonderfully

rewarding career and don't forget if

you're struggling to write or finish

your book our free writers toolkit can

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