Free 15-minute training for nurses
Nurses: Health Companies Pay Writers to Explain What You Already Know by Heart.
The Paid-to-Write Protocol shows you the exact client-finding process behind a writing career that’s paid my bills since 2012. No writing experience required. No quitting your job. No startup costs.
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Everything You Get — for Exactly $0
- The 15-minute video: my exact process for finding outlets that pay freelance writers
- The audio version for the drive home
- The printable cheat sheet so you don't have to memorize or takes notes during the training
- The query-tracker spreadsheet so no pitch falls through the cracks
- ShiftNotes every Wednesday, alongside 44,000 other nurses
If you’ve ever typed “best side gigs for nurses” into Google at 3 a.m., this is the answer.
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The only CE-accredited platform dedicated exclusively to nurses earning beyond the bedside.
Student bylines (and mine) have appeared in...
Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN
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Nursing was never limited to the bedside.
I’ve run my life on one question since I was 21: If it’s not fun, why do it?
A business has to pass the same test — so nurse solopreneurs create one that funds the life instead of eating it.
It’s not about squeezing joy into the corners. It’s about letting joy take up the whole room. Without apology.
One assignment a month, or ten. Your call. Always your call.
We design the life first. The work serves it.
Who You’re Learning From
The Platform
RN2writer is the premier education platform for nurses who want to earn beyond the bedside. It started as a blog in 2014, added courses in 2019, and has been CE-accredited since 2024. The flagship Certified Health Writer Program teaches nurses freelance health writing — the best side gig in nursing right now. And ShiftNotes, the weekly newsletter, reaches 44,000 nurses every Wednesday.
The Founder
Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN has been a nurse solopreneur since 2012 — multiple six-figure years as a writer, bylines including WebMD, and an Online News Association award for her 36-week series “Dad Has Dementia.” She’s been a PACU nurse, a freelance health writer, and for the last twelve years, the nurse teaching other nurses how to do the same.
Pick Your Path
Just Curious? Start Free.
The Paid-to-Write Protocol: 15 minutes, my exact client-finding process, plus a cheat sheet and query tracker included. Watch it before your next shift.
Ready to Go All In? Skip the Guessing.
The Certified Health Writer Program is the complete system — niche, portfolio, pitching, pricing, clients — taught by a nurse who’s made her living this way since 2012. No writing experience required. Keep your nursing job while you get started.
The Nurses Who Went First
In their own words.
ShiftNotes: What 44,000 Nurses Read Every Wednesday
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Fifteen minutes. The exact process for finding outlets that pay freelance writers. Plus ShiftNotes every Wednesday, with 44,000 other nurses.
