The Three Dumbest Mistakes to Avoid in Freelance Writing

The three dumbest mistakes in freelance writing are easy to avoid, as long as you know what they are. Do you know what they are? Read on to find out.

There are two types of freelance writer. Let's call them Type E (for enthusiastic) and Type B (for blah.) The first type is making a great income, loves his writing, and gets great satisfaction from it. He's enthused! He can see a long career ahead of him, where he makes a great six figure income  because of the huge demand for competent writers.

The second type of freelance writer, Type B for "blah" is a nervous soul. He's not sure why he's writing, whether he should be writing at all... he spends a lot of time depressed, and wondering whether he's wasting his time writing. Not that he does much writing, he's too busy questioning himself.

The three dumbest mistakes to avoid in freelance writing

1. Not writing enough Most, if not all, challenges you face as a freelance writer are solved when you write enough.

But how much is enough?

That depends on how much time you have to write. If you can only spare 15 minutes a day to write, a page is enough. If you can spare an hour, four pages is enough.

If you have an hour to write, and haven't written four pages, you're making the first dumb mistake in freelance writing.

2. Not sending out your writing

Freelance writers write and sell. If you're letting your half-completed novel languish on your hard drive, ask yourself why. Is writing a hobby for you? If it is, and you don't want to sell your novel, that's fine. Enjoy yourself.

However, if you want to sell your writing, selling is part of your everyday life as a writer. Sell something every day, or you're making the second dumb mistake to avoid in freelance writing.

3. Not promoting your writing skills

If you don't promote your writing skills, you won't sell your writing. The ways you can promote your skills are endless. You can advertise, write press releases, call potential clients...

Writers who imagine promoting their skills as a freelance writer doesn't apply to them are making the third dumb mistake to avoid as a freelance writer.

So now you know that not writing enough, not sending out your writing and not promoting your writing skills are the three dumbest mistakes to avoid in freelance writing. Avoid these three mistakes, and you'll become a Type E (for enthusiastic) writer, and your life will change faster than you can imagine.

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Comments

[Kristi Holl]

These are simple--yet profound--writing truths. Thanks for the reminder! And doing those three things consistently will boost your own enthusiasm in no time at all.

[Prof. Larry M. Lynch]

When we write more we make more mistakes, but that's when we grow and learn - from our mistakes. As a university English language professor, this is one thing I frequently teach in my EFL writing classes. Do any of us ever write enough? You can easily avoid some common writing mistakes, "Dramatically Improve Your Article Writing Almost Immediately Using These Five Easy Ways" as posted in my Angela Booth-inspired blog at: http://bettereflteacher.blogspot.com/

Thanks,