Learning to say no. Hustling non-stop. Negotiating like a boss. These are some of the takeaways from my past six years of excelling as a freelance journalist.
Once you click SEND on your emailed pitch to an editor, relief washes over your bones and you unclench your jaw. Done and done! But are you, really? In one sense, sure. You just sent a pitch for a story
Your pitches will be rejected. No one bats 1000. So how will you recover from that feeling and rebound to freelance another day?
Negotiating higher rates. Evading imposter syndrome. Instilling self-discipline. These are some of the challenges you’ll endure as a freelance writer, and in this week’s post I want to help you overcome them.
If you want to earn more as a freelance writer, search for those sweet $1/word gigs, such as writing profiles for alumni magazines.
In this post, I break down the various reasons why freelance journalists may want to pass on gigs and instead focus on more enriching opportunities.
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