10 Habits of Successful Freelance Writers

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For most of the Freelance Writing Jobs community, it’s not enough to be a freelance writer. You want to be a successful freelance writer. However, freelance writing success isn’t found on a job board or even a blog. You can find your success by cultivating good habits and working hard to get ahead. The most successful freelance writers know what it takes to be the very best: 1. Focus The ability to complete projects without succumbing to distractions is important. When you’re constantly stepping way from your work space to check on kids, see what’s to eat or watch the [Read more…]

Freelance Writing Jobs You’re Not Feeling: 3 Tips for Getting Through the Clunkers

Boredom

Five or six years ago, I wrote a bunch of articles for a construction website. I probably don’t need to tell you I know nothing about the construction. The client paid well and they gave me plenty of material for research, but the work was dull, dull, dull. I perservered though it was one of the most boring freelance writing jobs I took on, ever. Many freelance writers are at a point in their career when they can pick and choose projects. However, plenty can’t afford to be so choosy. This post is for them. What happens when you’re not [Read more…]

Procrastination

Right, we are now inspired to produce scribblings of the finest prose so we must get to the keyboard and begin. We’ve finished the school run and kissed our partners farewell until the evening so we have the rest of follow our inspiration wherever they may lead us. The day lies before us like a glorious canvas and we have many vivid colours to spray around like Jackson Pollock on a particularly inspired day. Let’s get going! 0910 – Well, whilst I make for the computer to boot we may as well open the post whilst I wait for the [Read more…]

Are you finished with that article or just finished?

Getting comfortable with ‘just finishing’ is like cozying up to mediocre – it will just hold you back.

New Laptops and Clean Slates

by Deborah Ng Did you ever notice how some gigs start out as a dream but once routine sets in they lose their luster? Many times they don’t have the same spark as they did the first couple of weeks. I think computers are like that too. At first they’re shiny, new and uncluttered. They take a few minutes to boot up and navigation is quick and easy. Eventually we start adding files and spilling coffee  and soon things are sluggish and unattractive. Just as it takes longer for our laptops to boot up or images to load, we might [Read more…]

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