My #1 Tip for Aspiring Freelance Writers and Editors

I’m not an expert but I am experienced, and that has to count for something.

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I often wonder if self-employed writers create a plan and become freelancers with intention. Like most people, my curiosity stems from personal experience.

I have an unwavering interest in how others start from the ground and work their way up, up, up… Until they are sky-high and living amid their wildest imaginations.

See, I didn’t intend to become a writer or an editor.

I knew I adored words, and I had an affinity for language that would not evaporate.

And gosh, I hope it never does.

But I hadn’t a single clue as to how I would take my love for the art of content creation and transform it into a reality that could also sustain my lifestyle.

And if I’m being entirely honest—which, for the record, I always strive to be —I do not think a profitable freelancing endeavor would have unfolded for me had I not acted in the manner that I did.

Why? you might ask.

Well, you see… I’m a former neuroscience major.

This phrasing is a way of awarding an accolade to myself.