Freelance Writing for Fun Makes You More Money

Would you like to make more money from your writing? You can — just set out to have fun with your writing.

My “fun” projects always end up making more money for me than projects I start with deliberation and forethought. I’ve noticed this phenomenon among many of my writing colleagues too.

Try Different Forms of Writing — Get out of Your Rut

Writing is a process of discovery. You often won’t know what you think about a subject until you start writing about it. What you write will often surprise you.

Try different forms of writing too. You can only discover what you’re capable of as a writer through your writing itself. So If you are writing articles, write a book. Or write a video script.

The more fun you can make your writing, the more you’ll write, and the more opportunities you’ll discover through your writing.

Try Writing a Book — You Can Blog It

Many writers want to write a book, but feel that writing a book means a long stretch of time without an income.

If you feel that writing a book would be fun, it’s a big clue that you should write a book. So try blogging your book. You never know: you may well get a publisher before you’ve completed your book.

A blog is also easy to monetize, so you can make an income while you write.

What topic would you most like to write about? Just start writing. Having fun writing about a topic means that you have something to say. As stated, writing is a process of discovery: you’ll know what you want to say when you’ve said it.

Who Needs You? Step out of Your Front Door

Your writing will only present you with new opportunities if you put yourself in the place where those opportunities can occur. For example I often recommend blogging to writers. This is because blogging offers opportunities; it’s instant publication. More people get a chance to read your writing and to recognize your name.

A friend has developed a successful career as a ghostwriter of family histories because she makes a practice of talking about her writing wherever she happens to be. Another writing colleague was hired to write a video script by someone he met at a dinner party; the video script led to a book, and the book led to a multi-book series.

All writing is a journey, and the journey will take you to places you can’t even imagine. So have fun with your writing. You never know where it will lead you — and having fun will make you more money.

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