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Mar27
The Great Big Freelancing Secret

So let's say, hypothetically, you followed journalist Christopher Hitchens' advice and quit your dayjob. Now what?

Most freelancers don't like to talk about it, but you can write for money--for advertising, corporate copy or advertising-magazines that have informative articles mixed with sales copy like those airplane magazines.

I just rediscovered an essay by critically-acclaimed science fiction writer John Scalzi (author of Agent to the Stars and lots and lots of other things) on that very topic. It's a rare, honest look at the fine art of supporting yourself with other kinds of writing. It's a priceless post:

"Much of this writing is not what people romantically consider "writing," but I enjoy it for a number of reasons. First off, business writing pays well, which provides me a financial foundation for other less profitable writing (I think of it as my "day job"). Second, speaking as a writer, it's often a relief to have "directed work" -- that is, work with definite, achievable short-term goals."

If you have more questions, drop him a line for Reader Request Week 2008.

 


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