Comments on: What kind of writing do you do?

By: jayanti

jayanti — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:26:39 +0000

Hi,
Thank for asking the question.
I write articles, short stories to Associated Content, guru.com and to other websites. I earn few dollars per month. I am interested in writing jobs as a freelance from home.If you have job, kindly contact.

By: Misti

Misti — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:02:48 +0000

I write web content for hire, though I hope to add copywriting and web coding to that. And to add print magazines to my list of where I’ve been published.

I’m now starting to figure out my preferred niches to focus on.

I also blog for myself and love writing reviews when I can. Critical analysis is fun!

But full-time, I’m still a college kid. So that kinda limits my options.

By: allycat

allycat — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:08:26 +0000

You know, I have been exhausting myself on the new jobs so much that I am thinking about my “specialties” and just sticking to them. So… I am thinking Blogging, K-12 writing (my degree), press releases (I love doing them) and Latino/Hispanic related.

By: Erik Hare

Erik Hare — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:32:29 +0000

I make most of my money as a grantwriter and general PR flak for community based non-profits. I also write magazine articles when I can, although I am not plugged into that field well enough to rely on it. I do some blogging for pay as well.

Grantwriting is nothing more than telling someone else’s story, so it is actually a kind of PR. What I do for non-profits is to try to expand their horizons beyond simply getting the next grant and have them look at their story and how it plays in the world. That includes website and annual report development. Small community based groups rarely have the staff to do this well, so they have to hire me.

I charge based on ability to pay more than anything. That is the nice way of saying I am a sucker. But I do work that I feel strongly about, and the passion can come through.

By: Nevada

Nevada — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:39:41 +0000

Full-time, I’m a digital advertising copywriter, but my true love is fiction. I’m trying to find a good freelance niché, but the truth is, I’m just not really into researching. I think it’s part laziness and part lack of interest.
I’d love to blog for money. Having a Victorian home in need of renovation, there is always some home improvement adventure to talk about.
I wouldn’t mind doing book reviews and maybe some film reviews, but it seems like the big thing right now is music review, restaurant reviews, etc. Is no one into reading books anymore?
I had a freelance gig for awhile that was steady and predictable, yet was more like working off-site than freelance.
Does anyone else have the expectation that freelance should be able to be worked into your current schedule rather than the other way around?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:18:40 +0000

I’ve been writing most of my life, but it was only about 12 or 13 years ago that I started getting paid for it. Lately, I split my time between educational content development (study guides, exams, flashcards) for technical distance education courses and movie/TV reviews for Web publication. Up until a few months ago, I was also a contributing writer for the local alternative newspaper, but I put that aside to finish my thesis. I do a lot of editing as well, mostly technical documents and textbooks, and when time permits, I even produce some fiction and poetry. I did tech writing for a while, but even the high pay couldn’t ameliorate the boredom, and working in corporate communications just showed me the freelancing light a little faster.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:12:40 +0000

I do medical writing and editing for pharmaceutical companies, conference planners, communications companies, individual researchers, and anybody else willing to pay me. I work mainly on journal articles, abstracts, posters, book chapters, brochures, educational content, meeting materials, etc.

I did freelance writing/editing on the side for 15 years (in addition to a day job doing the same thing), but I’ve been completely self-employed for about a year and a half now. I like it very much.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:03:37 +0000

I do a lot of medical/health writing, which I’ve been doing on and off for 20 years now. But really I’ll do anything that pays, LOL…..

I’ve also been dabbling in essays and fiction, more for fun than profit.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:02:47 +0000

I was a paralegal before I began freelance writing, and a lot of my first writing gigs were for law firms — all confidential work-for-hire and often very frustrating work. After two years, I decided I wanted to diversify a bit. So now I’m trying my hand at other things — some SEO copywriting, content writing, blogging, creative writing. Pays a lot less, but my stress levels are better.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:00:22 +0000

I mainly write articles for magazines and websites (sometimes for magazines WITH websites). My day job is copywriting for a startup so I write web copy and press releases for them, and I also blog for fun.

I used to write restaurant and bar reviews for a certain website (begins and ends with an S), but while fun, it didn’t pay very well and they didn’t cover my expenses so I eventually quit that gig to focus on other projects (best decision I ever made).