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Celebrate Freedom With My Ultimate Freelance Writers’ Answer Post

Carol Tice

For those writers who aren’t U.S.-based, let me clue you in: today is a big holiday over here.

But I didn’t want to leave you without answers to your freelance writing questions.

So here is a compendium of all the mailbag-answer posts I’ve done in the 4-year history of this blog.

There’s a wide range of topics covered here and more than 30 questions answered — ought to have something liberating for everyone.

Happy 4th and enjoy!

Who in the Hell Should I Contact to Get a Copywriting Gig?

7 Ways a Freelance Writer can Create Retirement Income

Answers to 10 of Your Most Urgent Freelance Writing Questions

Here’s Where the Big-Money Online Writing Gigs are Hiding

How to Predict Freelance Writer Pay

How Freelance Writers Can Build Editor Relationships

Can You Help This Writer Find the Courage to Start?

What Writers Can Do When Editors Steal Their Ideas

How to Get Noticed on Twitter — 15 Tips for Writers

Mailbag: How Much Can Freelance Writers Charge for Blogging?

Help! I Bungled a Writing-Client Meeting — Mailbag

How a Writer Can Move Up From Content Mills – Mailbag

Should I Send Queries During the Holidays? — A Timely Mailbag Question

Mailbag: Could I Monetize My Blog?

Mailbag: How Can a Writer Find Publications?

How to Earn Well as a Freelance Writer-When English is Your Second Language

Staff Writing Job vs Freelance Writing – Which is Best?

How to Find the Best Writing Opportunities

Blogging for Business, Part I: Finding Clients And Setting Pay Rates

Blogging For Business Part II: How It’s Done

Tips for Avoiding Loser Writing Clients

How to Get Paid More for SEO Writing

Why Your Blog Needs a Niche

Mailbag: How to Successfully Blog

Got more questions about freelance writing? I’ve got a 4-week bootcamp coming next week, The Step by Step Guide to Freelance Writing Success, that takes you step-by-step through how to break in, get first clips, and start earning. It comes with a month of support in Freelance Writers Den, too.

How to Make Money Writing: 113 Grow-Big Actions to Earn More

How to Make Money Writing: 113 Grow-Big Actions to Earn More

Long ago, I came up with a list of ways working freelancers can grow their writing income. If you’ve been wondering how to make money writing—serious money, that is—this list is for you. If you’re a newbie, you’ll find plenty of useful suggestions here, too.

Fire Up Your First Draft: 10 Time-Saving Ways to Boost Writing Speed

Fire Up Your First Draft: 10 Time-Saving Ways to Boost Writing Speed

The Blazing-Fast Way to Boost Writing Speed. Makealivingwriting.com

Are you struggling to boost your writing speed?

You’re not alone. Cranking out a first draft is agony for many freelance writers. It can kill your productivity and suck the joy out of your work. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

I used to hate first drafts, too. I could sweat for hours over one paragraph. Hours! My writing speed was so terrible, I even quit freelance writing for a while. Don’t do that, OK?

When I came back to freelance writing after a long break, I had a new attitude-and a new skill set. I learned how to triple my writing speed. I’m happier, I’m a better writer, and I make more money in less time.

No matter how slow, scared, and perfectionistic you are, you can light up your first-draft writing speed.

It’s not a mysterious, magical gift. It’s a skill, just like knowing where to put the commas or how to pitch an editor. And the better you get at it, the more you can earn.

Ready to fire up your first-draft writing speed? Check out these ten tips to write faster.