It’s hard to maintain your motivation with freelance writing sometimes. Take today. I am nearing the end of a long assignment for a discerning client (no, you did not hear me say picky). The articles are on mortgages and there are more than 140 of them. I have 26 more to write. But those 26 are the ones with the difficult keyword phrases, which must be used exactly as written. (Ever try to make a sentence with six nouns and no verb?)
Freelance Writing Originality
Freelance writing assignments often ask you to be original. This person wants original content, but there is only so much to say about this subject – and I have already said it 120 times in different ways. I’m quite proud of myself – but I am also discouraged by the thought of the last few articles. Every original thought on this subject has already left my brain and been put on paper. The last 26 will be more difficult than the other 120.
Freelance Writing Discipline
This is when you really need discipline as a freelance writer. I have to force myself to write through the inertia. I need to go back to the sources I have used before (press releases, websites and occasionally my ex-IFA husband) and mine them for new information. But most of all, I have to write – even if I don’t feel like it. I may be living my dream, but it’s not always easy.
Article by Sharon Hurley Hall
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