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Lots of nurses today are expressing skepticism to us about becoming a freelance writer because of all the chatter-chat-chat about AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Bard, and others, which they think will...
You can’t hang around freelance writers for five minutes without hearing the word pitch used - or one of its other grammatical iterations: pitches, pitching, pitched. But what does pitch mean Exactly?
Part of the problem with the word “pitch” is that it can be used either as a noun or as a verb. ...
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If you're worried that you need to use hard sales tactics or be an uber businessperson, to become a freelance health writer, you're going to be shocked at how low the bar to entry actually is in th...
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What is the best, easiest and most creative way for a nurse to make extra dollars? Pick up extra shifts? Join an MLM company? Open an Etsy shop to sell handicrafts? Nope, nope, and nope.
The best...
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See if this sounds familiar....
You launched your freelance writing business, and then, suddenly, life intervened. Weeks have gone by, and you haven't been able to work on your business at all. Ho...
Over the weekend I fielded yet another “what do I charge?” question, this time from a mid-career nurse-writer – which goes to show that pricing is a thorny issue even for seasoned freelancers.
My advice to all of you with this question when it arises is this: Abandon the concept of “price,” because...
Lately, we’ve been fielding a lot of questions in our coaching sessions regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI)- based writing apps like ChatGPT.
“Should I even bother pursuing freelance writing?” some nurses wonder. “Isn’t AI going to take all the jobs away?”
Let me tell you why AI is never going ...
The most common question I get from nurses on social media and by email is: How can I get started as a freelance writer?
Here’s a three-step plan to get you moving down the freelance path.
Step One: Learn All You Can About the Freelance Writing Industry
That’s right: Freelance writing is an indus...
There's a fundamental misperception among aspiring nurse-writers about how the freelance writing world operates compared to the nursing world.
In nursing, you prove your competence through education and lifelong learning. You obtain a degree, pass a rigorous licensing exam, earn certifications, pur...
When you’re first starting out as a writer, the many possibilities available to you can lead to overwhelm. You might see opportunities for “white paper writers” or “health reporters” or “blog post writers.” Where should you start? Should you pursue only one type of writing, or should you take any op...
