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So many nurses come to RN2writer saying the same thing: "I keep waiting for a sign. Something to tell me it’s the right time to make a change."
Here’s what I tell them: The fact that you’re thinking about it IS the sign.
There is no golden buzzer, no cosmic billboard that will scream "Go be a write...
Have you ever felt so exhausted by your nursing job that even dreaming of something new feels like too much effort? You’re not alone. At mid-year, especially, many nurses find themselves burned out, discouraged, and wondering if it’s too late to make a change.
But here’s the truth: It’s not too late...
By Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN
Freelance health journalist and founder of RN2writer
Elizabeth is a nurse turned six-figure freelance writer. Her work has appeared in WebMD, Verywell Health, Cardinal Health, and many other major healthcare brands and publications. She now helps nurses transition to freelan...
By Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN
Freelance health journalist and founder of RN2writer
Elizabeth is a nurse turned six-figure freelance writer. Her work has appeared in WebMD, Verywell Health, Cardinal Health, and many other major healthcare brands and publications. She now helps nurses transition to freelan...
By Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN
Freelance health journalist and founder of RN2writer
Elizabeth is a nurse turned six-figure freelance writer. Her work has appeared in WebMD, Verywell Health, Cardinal Health, and many other major healthcare brands and publications. She now helps nurses transition to freelan...
How to Evaluate Any Health Writing or Freelance Writing Course Before You Buy
Nurses are savvy researchers. You apply clinical reasoning to complex problems every day. But when it comes to evaluating writing courses and programs, even sharp critical thinkers can find themselves uncertain about wha
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In This Article
- What freelance health writing actually is
- Why it is a legitimate career path
- The two most profitable types of freelance health writing
- What health journalism involves
- What content marketing writing involves
- Who hires nurse writers
- How to get started as a freelance nurse writer
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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 industry...
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, purs...
When you’re starting out as a nurse writer, you may feel writing your LOI is the most difficult thing you’ve done. Then, a client eventually says YES!, and you might feel that writing your first assignment is the most difficult thing you’ve done.
And then an anchor client hires you to write for them...
