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Fears of a First-Time Freelancer
The last few days have been tense. I’ve been checking my email and PayPal account obsessively. You see, last week I wrote a freelance article for a new website and after a few days of not hearing from...
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Name In Lights
This is not my first byline. I’ve been published many times before. But it is my first published work as a freelance writer and the first article I’ve sold since moving to Washington two months ago....
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The Writer Gets a Day Job
This morning, I woke up before the sun, drove through the morning traffic to the trains station and boarded Train 1514 northbound. After months of resumes, cover letters, applications and interviews,...
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Speed and the Inverted Pyramid
My fingers are not happy with me. I’m racing against time and turkey to finish a week’s worth of freelance articles by Wednesday night. In pursuit of my goal, I’ve written four articles in the past...
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The Birthday Resolutions Strike Back
I don’t like New Year’s Resolutions. They’re so mainstream. Years ago, I decided to make birthday resolutions instead. Last year, my list of birthday resolutions was one of my highest viewed blog...
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The Journalist I Could’ve Been
I haven’t set foot in a newsroom in years. These days, I research my foreign policy articles at Starbucks while sipping on chai. I studied Journalism and Political Science in college and served for a...
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Fun With Taxes: Freelance Writer Edition
When most of us set out to write freelance, we don’t anticipate the work required to actually run the business side of things. Jumping into freelance work comes with a veritable mountain of practical...
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So You Think You Want to Freelance…
So, you think you want to take up freelance writing. I’ve been in your shoes. It’s exciting, but a little nerve wracking. It feels like you’re stepping free from the shackles of 9-to-5 work and into...
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I’m Launching a Freelance Copywriting Business
It’s probably not news to you that 2020 has been a year of upheaval. Between a global pandemic, political strife, racial divisions, and wildfires, this year has also fundamentally reshaped the...
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