I’ve just finished writing an article about renewable energy – admittedly not something I knew a lot about, but something that was interesting to research and a definite change of pace from my usual subjects.
It made me think about how we choose writing jobs, and whether we sometimes deny ourselves a plum job because it’s not something we have written about before.
I used to panic slightly if I was offered something totally new (I am a member of a ghostwriting team and so I regularly get emails asking if I can do all kinds of weird and wonderful jobs!) but I have now learned to read the job brief once, panic, and then go back and read it again more slowly. Sometimes you can be so eager to find out what you have been asked to do that you miss half the details.
Always pay close attention to the job brief
I then give it time to settle into my brain before replying with a ‘yes, can do’ or a ‘no, can’t do’ answer. Most often it is the former; there has only been one occasion I can think of in recent months where I have turned something down because I didn’t feel confident on writing about that particular subject. On that occasion it was a very technical piece, and that is something I know I am not good at.
Try it out with future writing jobs and opportunities you come across. You don’t want to delay unnecessarily in applying for something good, but don’t count yourself out too soon either.
Keep on writing!
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