An article from Richard Morgan about his experiences in seven years as a freelance writer.
Freelancing requires such strict adherence to toadyism, to sycophancy, to the grubbiest, lowliest submissions. It is an on-spec life and it is full of what can only be described as insane serendipity (or serendipitous insanity).
An interesting read if you’ve got any designs on being a freelance writer.
Connor O’Brien takes a look at your day as a freelance writer.
Alright, now you’re out of bed. You’ll work two hours later to make up for the wasted time. Or maybe you’ll just work a little harder during the day. Yeah, that’s it. Don’t work longer, work smarter. You read that somewhere.
Or your day as pretty-much freelance anything. It’s all about motivation and self-control, which can easily go flying out the window.
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