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Why Nurses Make Better Writers Than They Think getting started nurse-writer

In this article

  • Why patient education is professional health writing
  • How nursing assessment maps to journalism interviewing
  • Why charting builds the discipline paid writing requires
  • Translation as the core job nurses already do
  • Why I see so many nurses fail to recognize these skills in themsel
  • ...
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The Essential Skills Nurses Need to Launch a Freelance Writing Business essential skills freelance writing nurse-writer

Many nurses email me to ask if they have what it takes to become a freelance writer. And many of them seem shocked when I explain exactly how low the barrier to entry is in this profession.

In my opinion, you need to have a rudimentary understanding of these three things to launch a writing busines...

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3 Reasons Why You Should Build Community with Your Fellow Nurse Writers community getting started nurse-writer

Last week, we engaged in a great discussion about building community during the Office Hours coaching session of the Complete Guide to Content Marketing Writing course. Several nurse writers asked the group for their thoughts related to building websites and other issues – and this made my heart soa...

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What Tech Skills Does a Nurse Need to Become a Writer? freelance writing nurse-writer technology

Many of you have joined the RN2writer family because you saw an ad I run on Facebook. That ad directs people to buy a little ebook I wrote to unveil the world of freelance writing to other nurses – because my mission is to help nurses “own” the healthcare communications space. But we need more nurse...

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