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The Business of Writing: Planning and Budgeting for Success freelance writing

If you're a nurse or healthcare professional considering starting a freelance health writing business, you're likely driven by a passion for sharing your knowledge and a desire for more control over your career. However, diving into the world of freelance writing means you'll need to embrace not onl...

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The Art of Saying 'No': Setting Limits in Your Writing Career freelance writing

In the world of nursing, you may have become familiar with constant demands, relentless schedules, and a struggle to maintain a work-life balance. It’s no secret that nurses in the United States are experiencing high levels of burnout, often working in toxic environments and subjected to mandatory o...

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Health Writing Ethics: Navigating Sensitive Topics with Professionalism freelance writing

In today's digital age, health writing has emerged as a critical field that bridges the gap between complex medical information and the general public. As nurses and other healthcare professionals, you possess a wealth of knowledge that can profoundly impact readers. However, with this opportunity c...

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From Side Hustle to Main Gig: Transitioning into Full-Time Writing freelance writing

For nurses who have a passion for writing and a desire to share their expertise, starting a writing business as a side gig can be the best work-from-home job for nurses. It allows you to leverage your health and nursing knowledge while exploring a new career path without immediately leaving the stab...

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Building an Online Presence: Creating a Writer's Portfolio for Nurses freelance writing

Hey there, fellow nurses with a passion for writing! Today, we're diving into the world of building an online presence as a nurse writer. Whether you're just starting or already have some writing experience under your belt, having a writing portfolio is key to showcasing your skills and attracting p...

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Freelance Writers: How to Build a Steady Income Stream freelance writing

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As nurses, we understand the importance of financial stability and the desire for a fulfilling career. Freelance health writing offers the perfect opportunity to combine our passion for healthcare with the flexibility and financi...

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The Art of Balancing Freedom and Discipline as a Freelancer freelance writing

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It can be easy to become intoxicated by the freedom of self-employment. But if you succumb to that, you may never get any actual work done. Today, let's talk about balancing the freedom of freelancing...

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How Do Nurse Writers Find Clients? freelance writing

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Because freelance writing is such an obscure career, many nurses misunderstand the process of finding clients. First of all, they don't understand who a prospective client is. And then they fear that ...

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No, AI is NOT Taking All the Writing Jobs ai freelance writing

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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 ...

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What is a Pitch in Freelance Writing? freelance writing

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. A...

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