A day in the life of a content writer
Good (real-life) stories begin with booze but good content stories begin with coffee.
We work around 45 hours a week; researching, thinking, writing and then writing some more. It is a bumpy ride. It gets bumpier when you have to meet daily targets like writing 2.5k words a day. Sigh.
Here is a sample mail:
Guest post, Keyword: Payroll outsourcing companies, Word count: 600
Whenever I receive a mail like this, for a few minutes I go into a brain freeze mode. You must be thinking how a single line mail can throw me into a bad space, I will try to explain you why. As a creative writer, it is the right part of your brain that works, as a technical writer, it is the left part. Since a content writer can get any kind of work, our brain has to make a lot of switches.
Almost every person on this planet cribs about their work, I do too. Sometimes I sit and think about doing great things but writing gives me a reality check. Even if I become a great writer someday, there is a long road ahead. This is just the beginning. Even if I do some other job, good writing is still miles away from here.
There are days when I want to outsource my work and not do it myself. I recently had a conversation with a writer friend which went like this:
Me: Hey! I will pay you, please write one article for me.
Friend: Sure, give me the money. But do not expect an article.
Writers are in need of money all the time. Work, not so much.
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I love my weekends, I love the time spent with my boyfriend. My job makes me value my relationships a lot more than I did before. Perhaps that’s the most valuable thing about being a content writer. Writing, not so much.
