Finding Writing Jobs for WAHMs
// September 12th, 2011 // 2 Comments » // Opportunities, Work at Home
Since I’ve become a freelance writer working from home, there are two main questions I get about my job:
- What’s that?
- How can I do that?
To be a freelance writer, you must have a strong grasp of grammar, spelling, vocabulary–in other words, you have to be a good writer. You must have an engaging voice and be able to adapt your writing style to the needs of the client. If you can’t write, don’t like to write, or don’t know how to wield a semicolon, then perhaps writing is not going to be an effective moneymaker for you. You may think that editors can catch your errors and “fix” your writing, but in a freelance gig, your clients are paying you to do it right. If they wanted to run everything by an editor, they’d have an intern do all their writing for free.
If you are a good writer, the next step is finding someone who will pay you to write. (more…)













