How to Stay Sane as a Freelance Writer - WritersLife.org

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Hello its Peter here again from Writer's

life and today how to stay sane as a

freelance writer being a freelance

writer can be a tough old job at times

while there are plenty of benefits the

solitude the financial uncertainty the

deadlines and juggling lots of

assignments of projects at once can

sometimes leave you wanting to pull your

hair out so what are the things you can

do to stay sane as a freelance writer

ensure that your you balance your work

and social or family life and feel more

secure and stable when it comes to

managing your money here are some handy

tips first plan your finances budgeting

is something that you are going to have

to become really good at if you want to

be successful as a freelance writer

what's important to remember is that

there are times when you're going to be

busy and have a nice steady income

coming in and times when you are not

that's why it's important to budget and

save particularly when you are just

starting out as you get more used to the

rule

you may find that patterns emerge so you

end up knowing when times are more

likely to be quiet for you and can

adjust your spending accordingly next be

super organized if you want happy

clients and to build up an excellent

reputation then you need to know that

deadlines are non-negotiable to save

yourself stress and panic and being up

until 4:00 a.m. the night before a

deadline sweating over a piece that you

can't quite get finished

you've simply got to get organized learn

how to manage your time how to

prioritize and how to avoid

procrastination planning your workload

efficiently expecting delays and not

letting yourself get distracted will

mean you know exactly what you have to

do and when and make sure you'll always

stay on track

next take time off it can be so easy

when going it alone as a freelance

writer to work all the hours of the days

but if you want to enjoy your job and

stay productive you need to be able to

take time off to relax and enjoy other

things factor some paid holiday into

your budget and schedule and and make

sure you don't take on any work in those

periods and let's regular types know

well in advance you also need to know

when to switch off at the end of a day

even though you may work from home you

don't need your work life to blend

totally with your home life have an end

to your working day when it's time to

switch off your laptop and concentrate

on doing other things or just relaxing

in front of the TV with a well-deserved

glass of wine of course next consider a

shared workspace or find other people to

ride with if you work from home you can

end up going days without talking to

anyone else so why not consider hiring a

shared workspace with other creative

types so you can leave your home and go

to work having an office space is ideal

to separate work from home and to

interact with other people this can help

you feel more motivated and creative to

being a freelance writer gives you so

much flexibility and freedom in your job

however you also need to make sure you

have some processes

place doing so will mean you enjoy your

job even more and keep you satisfied

successful and saying now don't forget

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your book our free righteous toolkit can

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