Before you begin
Before you enter the world of freelancing, try answering the following questions:
- Why do I want to become a freelance writer?
- What topic/s do I know well or want to learn to the point that I can contribute to the discussion about them or shed new light on them?
- Do I know more about this/these topic/s than the average person? Am I willing to do the research and work it will take to become an “expert?”
- Who do I know in the industry who could help me get started?
- Do I have what it takes (e.g., tenacity, determination, discipline) to work on my own?
- Do I want to?
- Am I willing to try it?
- Am I willing to work for free in order to build a portfolio or do I want/need to get paid right away?
- Can I write as a hobby or do I want/need to make it my career?
- How/When will I know I have “made it” or that it is time to reconsider my choices and my options?
