Comments on: Freelance Health Care Writer

By: Barbara Pease

Barbara Pease — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:39:50 +0000

Some of the samples of my writing are on this site. I have been writing for them for about 2 years and writing for other sites for about 3 years. I hope you will consider that as education because I only have a high school education but I did make very good grades.

By: Erika K

Erika K — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:06:00 +0000

Sigh….I thought we already had this discussion earlier in the week about rates.

By: Booboo

Booboo — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:27:56 +0000

Really! I’d be happy to receive that, but I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. I could easily do at least 5 is a day, and $200/day is pretty good for me!

By: John Clausen

John Clausen — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:01:10 +0000

I’m wondering how many responses a company would get if the job was doing a brake job on a Ford Escort for $40-$50…or some other service.

I once spoke to a publisher about editing his small, very politically oriented (right wing) newspaper. I asked him about a budget for good local freelancers and he looked at me like I was nuts. “I just buy the content,” he said, as if it were something you could arrange to have dumped in your yard…like gravel for your driveway or something. Personally, I think that publications that offer $40 for a 500-word article should be universally ignored.

By: Amy Derby

Amy Derby — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:59:49 +0000

I scan to PDF files. Most everyone can read a PDF. I use CutePdf to convert files. Cheaper than full adobe writer.

By: tjwriter

tjwriter — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:16:35 +0000

Erricka,

I’ve always understood it to be that samples do not have to be published, rather just a sample of your writing to showcase your abilities. Clips are your published pieces.

As it was put on of my favorite writing forums: Clips are always samples, but not all samples are clips.

So by requesting samples, the requestor is not seeking proof that you’ve been published, but rather would like to see whether your style of writing fits the desired output.

By: Erricka

Erricka — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:01:30 +0000

Maybe one day I’ll get a web site…

By: RLD

RLD — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:47:35 +0000

I keep my samples on my webpage. That way, I can provide a quick link to specific clips and the web site gives a more complete picture of me as a writer.

By: Booboo

Booboo — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:43:02 +0000

I always just send samples in Word. I guess it isn’t proof they’ve been published, but nobody has questioned me about that.

By: Erricka

Erricka — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:21:40 +0000

Wow, the distinction between onsite and telecommute really DOES make a nice difference! Thanks!
ALSO, ANY FEEDBACK on the following situation: All the time the recruiter wants the applicant to send “writing samples,” yet all they provide is their e-mail address, not a fax number.

Does this mean scanned clips? Or samples in the form of a Word document? If they’re in the form of a Word document, this isn’t proof of publication.

On the other hand, not every recipient of my scans knows how to work the HP image site to open up the scan, either.

My resume has online links to articles, but these are not my best samples.