I had the great pleasure of interviewing fellow freelancer, Julie Cortés, also known as the CopyDiva. Read how Julie came into the world of freelancing and the amazing things she’s working on to help people who are new to freelancing as well as people who have done it for years and years!
Our Featured Freelancer this month is Sara Fischer. Sara is the first freelance medical writer and editor that I’ve had the joy of interviewing and her work sounds extremely interesting. Read how Sara got into her line of work and what her everyday life is like by checking out our interview below.
What originally peaked your interest in Freelance writing?
I have always loved writing, and even in my high school days I dreamed of being a writer. But I really wanted to be a scientist, and took that route at first.
Being a scientist sounds like a really cool career choice. How long did you work as a scientist?
I started working in a plant genetics lab as an undergraduate, and did an internship as an environmental chemist. I started my PhD 3 months after graduating college and worked in a biomedical research lab for 4 years until I recently finished up my PhD in August 2011.
This month our fabulous Featured Freelancer is Virtual Assistant, Susan Allen. She taught me a great deal about what Virtual Assistants do and much more. Check it out below!
How did you become a virtual assistant?
I have been in the administrative field for over 20 years in varying roles – secretary, office manager, executive assistant – but last year, when my employer began instituting cutbacks and layoffs, I was forced to make some tough decisions about my career. I put my profile up at a freelancing website and started sending out proposals for job listings, and within 2 weeks, I had my first client. A month later, after building my client list by 10 more clients, I was able to leave my employer and start freelancing full-time.
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with fellow freelancer, Megan Harris.
What originally peaked your interest in Freelance Writing? Well, I’ve always enjoyed writing and kind of “fell into” it this June when friends of mine that freelance knew editors that needed a writer to cover their topics. Since then, I’ve grown my business and love it! I’m trying to move towards doing it full time but it is a challenge in some ways because I am also a graduate student.
This month our Featured Freelancer is Wendy Hughes. I had the great pleasure to learn about what her life as a freelancer is like on a daily basis and some great tips for aspiring freelancers.
What originally peaked your interest in Freelance writing?
I’d been working in marketing and communications for many years, and once my children were born I wanted to find part-time work which I could fit around the family, but which also allowed me to use my skills and experience, as well as giving me a sense of fulfillment.
It was a bit of a big task! But the freelancing world has been great as it’s enabled me to build the right balance for me, my career, and my family.
Our featured freelancer of the month is none other than Mr. Anthony Hewson. Anthony’s interest in writing started during childhood. He was always naturally talented when it came to English and any other writing based subjects. Although he did originally decide to study drama in college, he eventually came to the conclusion that this would be a rather unrealistic career path. With the world in recession at the time, he was forced to drop out of university. Anthony began working at his parents’ technical recruitment company and eventually got a step in the door of writing for a living by taking a job in PR and corporate communications at one of UK’s leading construction and engineering firms. He describes this as a stepping stone which taught him a lot about big business and gave him a wide and detailed understanding of all manner of employee communications, writing for and dealing with the media, and helping to structure his writing skills which until that point had only been exercised in a creative way. Click here to read more »
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing a very dedicated & ambitious freelancer, Jake Poinier. Some of you may have been to his website Dear Dr. Freelance or read one of his yearly Freelance Forecasts. According to Jake, his adventure in freelance writing began 12 years ago (or as Jake stated ‘back in the 1900’s) and business has been excellent ever since!
I would like to share a talk I recently had with one of our freelancer colleagues, Fletcher Martin. Fletcher is a freelance copywriter who struck out on his own last year.
What Kind of Freelance Writer are you? I am fairly eclectic, I write almost anything. I currently write mostly for blogs and website content. Click here to read more »
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