Success Story

From Layoff, to Chronic Illness, to Amazing Freelance Writing Success! By Wendy McCance

From Layoff, to Chronic Illness, to Amazing Freelance Writing Success! By Wendy McCance

Back in 2009, I would never have been able to predict that I would end up in a dream career working as a freelance writer. I also would never have predicted how hard I would truly hit bottom before I saw my dream become a reality. The year 2009 was right in the middle of the economic fallout the United States was struggling through. Back then, I had a big home in an upper-class neighborhood and my husband and I both worked for a truck plant. When the economy took a turn for the worse, the plant closed. My husband and I ended up losing our jobs, home and savings. With three children, we scrambled to get our footing.…

How Translating One Poem Led To A Profitable Spin-off Service! By Pamela Allegretto

How Translating One Poem Led To A Profitable Spin-off Service! By Pamela Allegretto

Until I stumbled into this little side gig of translating Italian poetry, my idea of poetry didn't go much further than "Roses are red..." etc., etc. Occasionally, I read, and reread, and tried to understand some of the poetry published in The New Yorker. First of all, it didn't rhyme, so that threw me off. Then, on many occasions, even after a third or fourth read, I was still asking: "Say what?" I must have snoozed through the poetry segment in English class because all this free flowing thought was a puzzle to me. And now, I was being asked to translate it.…

The Profitable Pros and Concerning Cons of “Single-Subject Writing” By Wendy Hobday Haugh

The Profitable Pros and Concerning Cons of “Single-Subject Writing” By Wendy Hobday Haugh

Getting extra mileage from an interview by writing multiple articles on the same subject, each with a different slant, not only nets bylines and paychecks, but also helps freelancers develop a more intuitive, multi-dimensional approach to interviewing. This may sound like a no-brainer. But, sometimes a writer gets so caught up in pursuing exciting new topics it becomes incredibly easy to overlook the many additional stories that a past interview might provide. …

10 Creative Book Signing Tips to SELL MORE BOOKS! By William S. Creed

10 Creative Book Signing Tips to SELL MORE BOOKS! By William S. Creed

Half or more of published books are now self-published. I published my books myself and was set to 'reveal' by wonderfulness to the world. However, after selling it to friends and relatives, I still had boxes in my garage. My writing career was talking a dip! It was obvious, if I were going to sell those books, I would have to be my own promoter...…

Caring For My Dad Inspired Me To Return To The Writing Life By Julie Guirgis

Caring For My Dad Inspired Me To Return To The Writing Life By Julie Guirgis

When my father's dementia started to decline, I cut back on work to look after him. Facing the constant barrage of demands of looking after someone with dementia, my soul was craving more. I needed an outlet to stimulate my mind and something outside of caring. Not only did I want something to distract me from looking after Dad, but also something I could profit from financially.…

How I Converted One-Assignment to a Regular Client! By Lindsey Danis

How I Converted One-Assignment to a Regular Client! By Lindsey Danis

When I was first offered a blog ghostwriting gig by Jim, a director of something-or-other for a tech company, it would've been putting it nicely to say I was underwhelmed. Via LinkedIn message, I was offered the chance to connect about a writing assignment. The lead seemed so low qualified that it was not until Jim messaged me again that I replied with (admittedly faked) interest. …

Professional Copywriting Reinvigorated My Theater Critic Career! By Amelia Forsbrook

Professional Copywriting Reinvigorated My Theater Critic Career! By Amelia Forsbrook

Defining myself as a specialist writer, I refused to take on work other than criticism for the simple reason that I saw diversity as a threat to my status as a professional. I saw extra work as a crack in my armour, and feared that others within my industry would see me as less of a critic for each step I took towards becoming a jack of all trades writer.…

How I Generate Four Streams of Income from My Writing! By Keesha Metcalfe

How I Generate Four Streams of Income from My Writing! By Keesha Metcalfe

About three years ago, I officially launched my freelance writing career after I lost my job as a manager at a financial institution. You can imagine how devastated I was when I lost my job since I had no other steady source of income at the time and I had children in school and bills to pay. However, I had been doing some freelance writing on the side for awhile, and was able to earn a good supplemental income. …

How I Made Money Writing Poker Player Profiles…for a Decade! By Jennifer Newell

How I Made Money Writing Poker Player Profiles…for a Decade! By Jennifer Newell

Since I was a young girl, I knew writing was my strength and one thing at which I truly excelled. However, a lack of knowledge of the realm of possibilities for a writer in today's world as well as some tumultuous teenage years and beyond threw me off of any solid path in that direction.…

Succeed as a Full-Time Freelancer with The Three-Legged Stool Approach! By Troy Lambert

Succeed as a Full-Time Freelancer with The Three-Legged Stool Approach! By Troy Lambert

When I was fourteen, I determined I wanted to grow up and write for a living. School counselors laughed so, as a high school senior, I enrolled at Arizona State University majoring in aeronautical engineering. I dropped out of school, went back several times, and after a series of jobs and ìcareersî that resulted in an extensive collection of hairnets and nametags, I finally got serious about being a writer, and figured out the first obstacle to working at home full time: Money.…

Freelancing The Baby Boomer Market By Steven King

Freelancing The Baby Boomer Market By Steven King

It may seem ironic but one of the reasons I left my self-imposed retirement from freelance writing is due to the number of people who are entering into retirement age.…

I Flunked Math But I Earned $3K Writing About Economics! By Marcie Rendon

I Flunked Math But I Earned $3K Writing About Economics! By Marcie Rendon

We are often told as writers to write what we know. If you are going to make a living as a writer, it sometimes requires writing what you don't know, what you don't like, or what you find difficult. I make money by rarely saying no to a writing assignment or request.…

How A Trip To The Mall Launched My Writing Career By Steven King

How A Trip To The Mall Launched My Writing Career By Steven King

Most people would have been panicking about flying home or begging for their old job back but, rather than get all worked up, I decided to take a trip to the nearby shopping mall with hopes that a change in scenery would brighten my outlook...…

A Positive Problem! Too Much Writing Work! by Jane Thomas

A Positive Problem! Too Much Writing Work! by Jane Thomas

I remember looking out at the white mist so thick I couldn't see a tree ten yards away, and morosely contemplating the fact that this was not quite what I'd had in mind when I decided to move to Africa. Swaziland, it turns out, gets remarkably cold in the winter ...…

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