Most full time authors (think J K Rowling, Margaret Atwood, Bernard Cornwell etc) will tell you that they have to treat writing as you might any other occupation: you need to have work time, and home time. Obviously if your writing doesn’t pay the bills (and, given you’re reading this, I presume that means it [...]
One of the most important parts of working as a freelance writer is building relationships with editors. This process starts when you first pitch an idea and continues as long as you work for that publication. With this in mind, it pays not to burn any bridges. You might be displeased with what you are [...]
Here’s a question for you: where did I write all my best articles? If you think the answer is ‘at the computer’, you’d be wrong. You probably didn’t say that though because the title of this post rather gives the game away. Maybe you think I wrote them on my phone or on a laptop [...]
As a freelance writer, it might sometimes be tempting to submit an article you’re not entirely happy with. If you know it will be accepted, you might want to submit it and move onto the next project. Don’t. The reason why this is a bad idea is because your articles are more than just a [...]
Freelance writing rates can be misleading. If you work as a freelance and tell people about the rates you charge, people are often amazed. They will probably think you’re really rich when the reality is that you’re barely getting by. Why is this? Think about it for more than a second and you’ll realise that [...]
