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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...
For some reason, I’ve been fielding a lot of questions lately about the potential liabilities involved in being a nurse writer. One person emailed to say her husband questioned whether this career was “even legal,” which admittedly cracked me up.
These questions mainly derive...
Recently, one of my students wrote to me about an opportunity she had received by email from a prospective publishing outlet. Her question was simple: “Is this real?”
I felt the response I sent her could be useful to a wider audience, so I’m republishing parts of our...
Sometimes I receive emails from nurses who sincerely want to buy in to the idea that freelance writing is an insanely glamorous career. For instance, one nurse who wrote to me recently said, “I am very interested in exploring this career, but I need to make sure it doesn’t mean...
I’ve talked about sending Letters of Introduction (LOIs) many times in my coaching sessions, but then I realized I didn’t actually have a blog post that discusses exactly what these prospecting tools are or how to write them. Derp.
So I thought I should go over that.
Cold LOI vs Warm...
The most common question I field is: What should I charge this client?
The second-most common is: Here’s the rate a client offered me. Is this a good rate?
In fact, because pricing questions are so common, I’ve written about them numerous times in the past. I’ve offered ...
It might take some time, but eventually you will sell an article pitch to an editor, or a prospective client will sign you to a content writing contract. Next, you’ll get your first PAID publication – and what a sweet, sweet feeling that will be!
By all means, celebrate this...
Kara-Marie sent me a request for a newsletter that talks about the pros and cons of working with content and marketing agencies. I’m very happy to oblige!
If you haven’t considered pitching healthcare content or marketing agencies, you are missing out on way to establish a consistent...
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