A Comprehensive Guide for the New Freelance Writer

Michael Stover
The Freelancing and Writing Source
14 min readMar 22, 2020

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How to start freelance writing.

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Just starting out as a writer? I wish you the best. To me, writing is the ultimate form of expression. To quote a favorite movie character, Professor Dumbledore (of Harry Potter fame) said, “Words are our most inexhaustible form of magic.”

I truly believe that words can be the magic that provides answers, encouragement, vision, inspiration, correction, and much, much, more. So, congratulations on your choice to take a stab at writing.

Getting Ready

Writing as a hobby or keeping a journal is much different than freelance writing. Freelancing with any skill is for pay. You are leveraging a skill you possess, one that someone else needs and is willing to pay for, to create another source of income. In this current COVID-19 pandemic with many people out of work, it is no wonder that many who like writing would seek to generate some income through freelance writing.

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