Comments on: Freelance Writing Isn't Brain Surgery, But….

By: lornadoone

lornadoone — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:16:23 +0000

See, I look at it a little differently. I think that everyone *thinks* they’re invited to be a freelance writer, even if they don’t have the chops. Unfortunately, those people do still get hired, even if only once by each client. In the end, I feel like it makes those of us who actually do a good job look bad and contributes to the mindset that we shouldn’t be well compensated. Nothing gets my ire up quite like someone telling me, “Oh, I should do what you do!” like it’s just the easiest thing in the world. Sure, they probably won’t hack it in the long run, but how much damage will they do to the rest of us while they’re out there pretending to be writers and disappointing clients?

I will now get off my soapbox.

By: Jodee

Jodee — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:14:09 +0000

@ Cheril: I sent him an e-mail, actually. He didn’t respond. I’m sure that I frustrated him to no end when I was in school. I asked way too many questions and as hard as I tried, I couldn’t beef up my writing the way he wanted me to.

By: Cheril Vernon

Cheril Vernon — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:14:53 +0000

“I used to get criticized when I was in school for not pumping up my work with a lot of flowery language; my writing was relatively short and to the point. Who knew that this style would be what works best online?”

Doesn’t that make you want to call up your teacher and tell him or her that you now get paid to write?