Whoever said that freelance writing was easy had no idea what he or she was talking about. Every job is hard in its own way, and when it comes to the creativeness of the human mind thing get ever more complicated.
You can’t really turn your creativeness on/off, nor can you force anything to come out of your fingers as majestically as if your phalanges were nothing short of Tolstoy’s.
As with all things, nothing is as feared and dreaded as a new start, and if you’re just starting off as a freelance writer, we’ve got some essential tips that should make your new start a bit easier in some ways.
Find Mentors
It’s easy to get mad at editors when they say your work is not as good as you thought it was, or when they change something in your text. Alas, that’s their job, and they don’t exist just so they would annoy you. Instead of behaving like a child, ask them why they changed something or why they took everything you wrote and just threw it in the trash.
Take advantage of their knowledge – they’re at the position they are for a very good reason. You can learn a whole lot just by talking to editors and soaking in everything they learned over the years. Think of them as your mentors, and incorporate the knowledge they have into your own style.
Qualifications Don’t Really Matter
No one cares if you learned to write at a prestige Ivy League school or in your grandmother’s backyard. If you can get a good story and tell it in a way that everyone wants to read it, you’re good enough.
Re-Schedule Fear And Go For It
There’s no time to be scared! Sure, you will think at a lot of times that you should had never said yes to an assignment, but things have a way of working out (if you have the right skills for the job, of course). Focus on the thing that’s in front of you, and don’t be that person that regrets not diving into an opportunity because of fear.