The Challenges of Being a Freelance Writer
Considering a career in freelance writing? Here are some hurdles that you may have to get through first.
Type “freelance writer” into a search engine, and you’ll find many articles with tips on how to launch a freelance writing career. If you’re an office-bound worker, you may think that being a freelance writer sounds wonderful because your time is your own, and you also get to see your name on a newspaper, a magazine or website. Freedom, along with a tiny bit of fame, and money in the bank to boot. What an awesome proposition right? Not exactly.
There seems to be a lack of information about the difficulties of starting and sustaining a career in freelance writing. Those that do address the downside, talk about financial instability, living without employee benefits and not getting paid on time. These are all very valid points, but there are other reasons why freelance writing can be an exhausting career option, and not what an aspirant might expect.
Thankfully it’s not all bad news. If you’ve decided to become a freelancer writer, there’s a good chance that you love writing and are somewhat good at it. That’s a great start, because your passion is your best weapon for the long battle ahead.
As I share some of the challenges of working as a freelance writer, I’ve also included some tips on how…
