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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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Why Are You on Social Media as a Freelance Writer?
Do you hate the idea that your success as a freelance writer depends on your ability to post pithy content every day on…Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and your business’ Facebook page? Doesn’t just...
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The Hidden Costs of Writing Gig Newsletter Subscriptions
In RN2writer courses, we teach nurses and other clinicians how to prospect for writing gigs using techniques like sending article queries, sending Letters of Introduction, and using LinkedIn. One technique we don’t...
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Nurse Writers: Let’s Take the Dread Out of Negotiation
Does the mere word “negotiation” fill you with a frisson of anxiety? Are you worried that there’s no way you can succeed as a nurse writer if you suck at negotiating? Well, you can relax! In today’s episode of The...
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Freelance Writers: How to Build a Steady Income Stream
As nurses, we understand the importance of financial stability and the desire for a fulfilling career. Freelance health writing offers the perfect opportunity to combine our passion for healthcare with the flexibility...
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The Art of Balancing Freedom and Discipline as a Freelancer
As nurses, we're used to adhering to strict schedules, protocols, and deadlines. In fact, we’re often expected to put our employment first and to work above and beyond anything that’s expected of workers in any other...
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How do nurses find writing clients?
Because freelance writing is such an obscure career, many nurses misunderstand the process of finding clients. First of all, they don’t understand WHO a prospective client is, and then they fear that this process is...
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No, AI is NOT Taking All the Writing Jobs
Why should you become a nurse writer right now, when AI tools like ChatGPT® are poised to take all the writing jobs? Well, because everything you’re hearing about this is wrong when it comes to nurses and...
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What is a Pitch in Freelance Writing?
When you begin to explore health writing, you may quickly feel as if everyone is speaking a foreign language. In this respect, freelance writing is not much different from healthcare. As nurses, we may be fluent in...
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