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By: K Stone

K Stone — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:41:50 +0000

When I tell people that I am a freelance writer they say “Oh how nice.” But then I tell them how much work it is beyond just the writing and I see the stars in their eyes flicker out. “Oh.”

With that said, I love my work!!
Great site you have here!

By: Jim Estill

Jim Estill — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:30:00 +0000

I agree that writing requires talent, hard work, perserverance, solitude and many other adversities.

This said, more people fail from not trying than fail from trying so I like a post that encourages anyone to get out and do it.

And don’t worry about having too much competition, most people will not do it.

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Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:13:31 +0000

[...] post from Deborah Ng at Freelance Writing Jobs on what it really takes to be a freelance writer. Chaps like Peter Bowerman sometimes try to tell us that it takes hardly any skill to be a [...]

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Top 10 Writing Posts - 3 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:48:35 +0000

[...] I don’t think I can pick the best of the top 10 posts about freelance writing! Take Deb Ng’s, for example: Freelance Writing: Not Everyone Can Do It. [...]

By: ellen

ellen — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:38:05 +0000

Right on Deb. And thanks for everything you have done for us beginners. And let us also add you can count on a ****load of rejection at the beginning of your career. Like I’m experiencing now. You have to trudge on. It’s hard and it’s nice that that they are other writers like you around. I hope to help other writers also when I get my foot in. Or maybe I’ll just do it now!

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Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:35:48 +0000

[...] lately that talk about the fact that writing for a living is not for everyone. Deb Ng wrote that not everyone can do freelance writing. Freelance Parent posted a while back that the ability to type doesn’t make you a [...]

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By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:29:15 +0000

Deb,

This was a great article! Not only do I agree with the amount of hard work you need to put in to this, but it’s also brought up an area I need to work on–networking. I’m extremely bad at this aspect, and I really think I could do better as a freelancer if I could network better.

At the risk of sounding like a “me-me-me”er, do you have any advice on networking for dummies?

Chris

By: nelumbo

nelumbo — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:27:03 +0000

You are so right! That’s why I’m only freelancing on the side and keeping my day job

Btw, I did get an assignment through an advertisement linked on your blog. Thanks for what you do here!