As a freelance writer you may face trouble from time to time. In fact, there will probably come a day when you feel overwhelmed and begin to question your career choice – this is to be expected. With this in mind, you should not expect to face freelance writing trouble day after day. This is not something that is common, and you will probably never find yourself in this situation.
If you are facing freelance writing trouble there are three things you must do:
1. Identify the issue and all surrounding details. Before you can fix any problem with your career you need to know exactly what you are up against. The more information you can collect about your problem the better off you are going to be.
2. Assess. Now that you know the problem you need to assess it from start to finish. Why are you facing this situation? Is it something that can get worse in time? Do you know what caused the problem? All of these questions can help you better assess your trouble.
3. Solution. Some people want to rush to this step. While finding a solution to your freelance writing trouble is very important, you have to take the time to identify and assess before you figure things out. A solution to every problem is out there. Are you going to find it?
This is a simplified plan for conquering any freelance writing trouble that you may face.
After quite a few emails I thought now would be a good time to write a short post on my freelance writing course. It seems that the end of the year is always extra busy when it comes to my mentorship program. Maybe there is a reason for this; maybe it is nothing more than coincidence.
At this time, I have two available openings. Out of the two members that recently left, one found a full-time job and the other decided that she was ready to go at freelance writing on her own. Both of them made great progress, despite ending up taking different paths.
If you are interested in grabbing one of these two spots, contact me as soon as possible. As usual, they will probably be gone within 24 hours.
Hope to be working with two more of you in the very near future!
Even though it may not sound like it, working as a freelance writer can become stressful. You have a lot of clients to service, and plenty of work to stay busy. Soon enough this can begin to wear you down. In this case, you need to think about taking some time off. Even one day away from the office can do wonders for your professional life. When you finally return to your desk you will feel refreshed and more ready than ever before.
If you work as a freelance writer and are thinking of taking a vacation, use these three tips:
1. Prepare in advance. For instance, if you know you are going to be out of the office on a certain day you should not agree to a deadline at the same time. If you do, you will probably miss it and end up with an angry client. You don’t have to plan very far in advance; just enough to give yourself time to set everything up.
2. Don’t work on your vacation. Okay, I am as guilty of this as the next person. I find it very difficult to stay away from my work even if I am on vacation. If you are like me, take your computer but only use it for a few minutes each day. When vacationing I will check email, but never get into the habit of putting in long work days.
3. Grab some ideas along the way. Every time I go on vacation I look for new things to write about. This could be anything from a travel piece on a particular destination to a basic article on flying, renting a car, etc. You never know when a great story will come about.
Being a freelance writer means that you have a lot of freedom. With this, you can take a vacation whenever you want. Try to use the tips above to make the most of your time off.
