How to Make a Living as a Writer — Everything I Know

This is everything I know about making money writing.

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First thing’s first; what kind of writing are you trying to get into? Are you trying to get into content writing, copywriting for agencies, blogging? Do you want to be a novelist? Are you looking strictly for creative projects? Have you thought about ghost writing? I do a combination of nearly all of these things. Today, I believe if a writer wants to earn a living as a writer, they should be versatile.

I will say, though, that my ultimate goal is to one day be a full-time novelist. But that on it’s own, at the moment, doesn’t pay the bills. Not just yet. But I’ve been able to carve out a now six-figure career doing multiple writing projects, most of which I enjoy. And this article is geared towards writers, not novelists or authors, but those who are willing to take on all that comes with the title of writer.

Let’s start from the beginning:

Energy

• Not Getting Distracted — Almost every move should be towards your goal. Even when I was working odd jobs, I knew what my real career was going to be.
• Commitment — You can’t get to a profitable level if you aren’t committed. Carve out time in your schedule for writing.
• Payment at the beginning comes in…