… earning a living one word at a time
I did today. Let’s face it, most of the writing jobs you find online tend to fall into the same groups over and over again. It’s not often you see a job asking for quizzes, so I applied.
The answer has to be “plenty”. But quite often we find ourselves visiting the same old sites we always visit. It can be tough to inject any new excitement into our search for writing jobs. And yet when most writers are heading towards the same old sources all the time, it means there is a heck of a lot of competition out there you are up against.
This is something that has occurred to me lately, as I have a number of writing projects that are either started but stalled, or on the back burner. These are all projects that are for me – not for clients, but for me.
I thought it was about time I did another entry in the “Page of Fives” part of my blog. Now one of my main focuses on this writing blog as we move forward together is to share ways in which you can be positive about your writing…
That’s what we’re all here for, isn’t it? We’re all after those writing jobs that we constantly see advertised – even if they aren’t all good.
But how GOOD are you at bagging those jobs when they come along? Do you wait for them to come along or do you go all out to actually get them?
Now anyone who DOESN’T work from home is probably now thinking, ‘How on earth could there be? There’s no boss to dislike, no getting up at 7am to get ready and rush to catch a crowded train, oh and you’re probably doing a job you enjoy too. What disadvantages could there be about that?’
This just popped into my mind as I’m actually doing a bit of both today. I have a 170+ page book to write for a regular client, and about eight articles to write for another regular of mine.
So it got me thinking. Is one type of writing job better than the other, or is it best to do a bit of both?
I’ve always been fascinated by social media sites. I’ve tried my hand at a fair few of them too, mostly as part of my research for various articles and books I’ve written for other clients.
But there is one that has really stuck with me as a writer…
Well there are lots of benefits of course, but there is one that has really come to mind in the last few days – and it’s also the reason why I haven’t been blogging for a short while…
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