Tales of an Embittered Freelance Rookie

Laura Diane Duarte
Aug 31, 2018 · 4 min read

Spoiler — I haven’t made it yet.

photo: Radu Florin on Unsplash

Posts abound wherein freelance writers spill their secrets to success, for they have faced industry monsters and lived to tell the tale. Sitting pretty on the green summit of an uphill battle, they reveal how to make something out of nothing, how to haul your inexperienced ass out of bed every morning and feign optimism until you land a paying gig.

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