Freelance Writing

Wouldn’t it be nice to make it through the workday without having an unsuspecting problem arise? Even though I do not work in an office, as a freelance writer there are common glitches that I deal with time and time again. And of course, it always seems as if these problems come about when I am bogged down with tons of work.

Here are three common glitches that have gotten in my way more than once during my freelance writing career.

1. The ever popular internet access glitch. When it comes down to it, if I do not have access to the internet I cannot get a lot of work done. Even though my internet service provider is very good as far as uptime is concerned, there are times when I cannot gain access. When this happens, my entire day gets set back until the internet “comes back on.” Even though I use the best connection available, this is still bound to happen at least a couple times a year. And guess what? Every time I lose access I get just as frustrated as the time before.

2. Working at home as a freelance writer has its benefits. But at the same time, when you are always at home you have to deal with problems as they come up. For me, this includes everything from dealing with the cable man to dogsitting from time to time. As you can imagine, these unexpected occurrences can throw a wrench into your routine.

3. As every freelance writer knows, writer’s block can happen from time to time. I am lucky enough to avoid this for the most part, but some freelance writers have no such luck. All in all, this can be the biggest freelance writing glitch of them all. When you have nothing to say as a writer, you are pretty much useless for the time being.

There you have it! These are definitely three scenarios that I could do without in the future.