Tis the Season for Setting Freelancing Goals

At the beginning of 2016 I decided to get serious about freelancing and switch to full-time. The research began and this blog was started in February because I got really frustrated trying to find concrete advice on actual steps to take to launch a business and land higher-paying clients. Everyone wanted me to buy this … Continue reading Tis the Season for Setting Freelancing Goals

5 Tips to Ease Perpetual Proposal Pain

Freelancing allows you to work from the comfort of your own couch, let's you choose your own assignments and lunch breaks, and can be done while wearing pajamas. There are plenty of perks. But freelancing is a job, and every job has its downsides. One of the biggest headaches is sending out countless applications, advertisements, … Continue reading 5 Tips to Ease Perpetual Proposal Pain

How to be a Good Editor: The Challenges of Editing

Editing is a great way for writers to make money using their natural skills. If you are a good writer, you are a heavy reader, and heavy readers can detect problems in writing quickly and naturally. However, good editing isn't just about reading material and making changes on those gut feeling and opinions. A good … Continue reading How to be a Good Editor: The Challenges of Editing

Step 1: Land an Internship…or Several

To make money writing or editing, you have prove that you can actually do it. Listing how many manuscripts, short stories, essays, and articles you've written on your resume doesn't prove you're any good if they're all as-of-yet unpublished. But being unpublished doesn't mean you aren't good. It's a rather vicious cycle. Senior year of … Continue reading Step 1: Land an Internship…or Several