The RN2writer Show

The RN2writer Show

Hosted by: Elizabeth Hanes, BSN RN

Each week on The RN2writer Show, you'll find inspiration, tips, and strategies for helping you launch and grow a freelance writing career. Whether you're an RN, LPN, LVN, NP, APRN - or even a different type of...

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How Health Writing Works

Health writing is not about publishing research papers or writing about your experiences as a nurse. Professional health writing involves creating a wide variety of content that’s generally published on the web. A few...
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Top 5 Best Niches for Nurse Writers in 2024

Nurses sometimes limit themselves to writing only about things they know, but that can be a mistake it can put you in competition with a large field of less-qualified writers who cover the same general, evergreen...
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What the #$!*# is Freelance Writing?

You’ve probably seen our advertisements on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube. But, what the #$%@! is freelance writing anyway? Learn more about this hidden career!   Host Elizabeth Hanes, BSN RN, built a six-figure...
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Why There Will Never Be a Glut of Nurse Writers

Recently, a Facebook commenter asked me: If everybody hops on the RN2writer bandwagon, won’t this just result in a glut of nurse writers with work for nobody?  The answer? No, absolutely not.  And the reason why not...
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The Best Work from Home Nursing Job You’ve NEVER Heard Of

Many nurses are looking for work-from-home gigs, but have you noticed how many of those are…boring? Reviewing patient records for lawyers? Boring! Filing reports to insurance companies regarding the appropriateness of...
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Freelance Tips for Juggling Deadlines, Clients, and Family

Succeeding as a freelance writer requires the ability to juggle clients and deadlines along with family commitments. Fortunately, nurses excel at juggling! You can use those skills to help you manage your business...
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How to Stay Consistent: 4 Steps for Getting Stuff Done as a Freelance Writer

Being consistent is a given when starting your freelance writing career. But what EXACTLY do you stay consistent with? In today’s episode, Beth talks about her four-step system for staying consistent.     Host...
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How to Manage Your Bandwidth, with Ruth Mielke DNP, APRN, CNM

Find Ruth at: https://rmielkernwriter.contently.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ruth-k-mielke-dnp-aprn-cnm-5b198525b/    About Ruth: I'm an RN and Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM). I have 22+ years of experience...
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How I Diversified My Income Streams as a Nurse Writer

Nursing school doesn’t give you a business degree, but then again running a freelance writing business doesn’t require an MBA, either. Nonetheless, nurse writers should familiarize themselves with common business...
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse Writer

When nurses ask me about freelance writing, they often want to know what a typical “day in the life” looks like. I can tell you one thing: It looks nothing like the chaos of bedside work!     As a freelance nurse...
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I Quit My Nursing Career to be a Writer | Make 6 Figures | Work from Home

In about 2011, I did a bold – some would say “foolish” – thing: I left behind the security of nursing for a career as a writer.   Say what?   Yes, I became a professional writer. And eventually I ramped my business up...
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Do This One Thing to Instantly Improve Your Writing

You don’t have to be a Margaret Atwood to make great money as a freelance health writer, but you do need a fundamental grasp of grammar, composition, and voice. It’s the latter item we’re talking about today on The...
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