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What I Learned in my 6th Year as a Freelance Writer

(Welcome to my annual post about what I learned as a freelance writer this year!) Six years! Six years of working full time as a freelance writer, folks. I can barely believe it — it doesn't seem like that long ago I was trying to figure out how to even find a client. Lately when I'm feeling frustrated with life, my husband likes to remind me that I literally made my own job, and have been doing it successfully for longer than I've worked anywhere else. And I'm like, right. That is pretty badass. I'm saying that not to brag.…

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What I Learned in My 5th Year as a Freelance Writer

Welcome to my annual review post, where I take a look back at 2018 to see how I make a living as a freelance writer. Read about Year 4 (2017), Year 3 (2016), Year 2 (2015) and Year 1 (2014). Cover photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash January 2019 marks five years since I went full-time as a freelance writer. I got in the habit of cataloging my yearly lessons early on, when I realized so much of the advice that I was seeing out there was from freelancers who had been in the business way longer than I had. I figured this annual series would be…

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What I Learned In My Fourth Year As A Freelance Writer

Welcome to my annual review post, where I take a look back at 2017 to see how I make a living writing. Read about Year 3 (2016), Year 2 (2015) and Year 1 (2014). First off — yep, I’ve been at this freelance writing thing for four full years. (Well, four years and some change — I officially quit my desk job in April of 2012, but I waited tables for the rest of that year to make ends meet while I ramped up my writing biz.) I think after four years, I can officially say I'm ruined for a regular office job. I…

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What I Learned in My Third Year of Freelance Writing

Welcome to my annual review post, where I'm taking a look back at 2016 to see how I make a living writing. Read about Year 2 (2015) and Year 1 (2014). It's hard to believe I just finished up my third full year as a freelance writer. Every year has been a little different — and every year has gotten me that much closer to where I want to be in my business and life. I like doing these end of year posts — in part because they help tie a nice, tidy ribbon around the year, and in part because they…