… earning a living one word at a time
I’m not talking about evenings or general days off here. I’m talking about proper holiday time.
If you read my post way back in November 2009 titled 5 writing resolutions for 2010, you will know that the first item on my list was to relaunch my main client focused website.
Happy New Year! How has 2010 started for you? Have you come back from the seasonal break to a fresh new batch of writing jobs or are you wondering what to do next?
If you have been reading my blog recently you will know that I have been setting myself some new writing goals for 2010.
his is really a sequel to my earlier post about my own 5 writing resolutions for 2010. Even as we are rushing around trying to plan for the big day on the 25th December, it’s good to set aside some time to evaluate how our writing careers have developed during the year.
Okay well it looks like my RSS feed has sorted itself out. Fingers crossed! And I thought it was about time I added another post to my Page of Fives section.
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.
By all accounts, the answer is quite a lot.
When you read this I should be somewhere in deepest Cornwall with my better half, exploring all the haunts I used to love as a kid. Ah, the beauty of being able to blog in advance and schedule my posts with Wordpress!
Working from home seems like such a breeze doesn’t it? You can get up whenever you want to, spend the day in bed if you like, write whenever the mood takes you… and work whatever hours feel right.
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.
Ouch. The loss of any writing client can be a disappointing time. This is particularly true if you have been writing for them for quite a while and you’ve got used to that stream of income flooding your way.
First of all, due credit should go to my other half for suggesting that title!
This week has been a lot lighter in terms of writing work for me. It’s been of my own choice however; I have some articles and blog posts lined up for various clients so I am still busy.
Writing a blog is something you could do for lots of reasons. You could share ideas, talk about your life or blog about a hobby of yours. But if you are a writer – or you want to earn money by doing online writing jobs – then you should create a blog to help you get jobs and make that a reality.
If you have been reading a lot about online writing lately, you will probably have come across the term ‘ghostwriting’. But what is it? How is it different from any other kind of writing?
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