So here is a list of over 30 freelance writing markets that you can use for inspiration, writing practice, or to actually submit to and earn money.
Some of these markets pay up to $600 so it's worth taking a look through them.
Enjoy.
So here is a list of over 30 freelance writing markets that you can use for inspiration, writing practice, or to actually submit to and earn money.
Some of these markets pay up to $600 so it's worth taking a look through them.
Enjoy.
I get up at 6am every day, even weekends, so from 6am to 4pm I make sure I’m productive - not busy.
At first I thought it would be difficult, but it isn’t at all. Some days I have to juggle things around, so if I decide to go to the beach for a couple of hours (I live at the coast) I make up the time later on, or I take some reading material that I want to catch up on, or take a notebook and do some writing or brainstorming.
Before I began the 10-hour day experiment, I was a quitter. As soon as something seemed too hard or too tedious, I’d quit. But now, I take a short 5 minute break and then carry on, no matter how much I feel like I don’t want to keep doing what I’m doing.
And the surprising thing is, once I sit down and get back to writing, it’s not that hard at all to keep going. It also works for other chores around the house, even cleaning the car isn’t hard once I add it to my daily to-do list, and then do it no matter what.
This is great for getting more writing done and for everything else I do. It’s like having a deadline. I can’t stop working so it forces me to get as much done as I can. When I’m writing I force myself to stay in my chair, and soon I’m back in the ‘zone’ and getting plenty done. And it’s such a great feeling.
I also limit my online time to 30 minutes during my 10 hours, and use my writing computer for most of the time and only switch computers later to upload things.
10-hour days are actually easy to do and surprisingly fun.
It’s no secret that all writers look for ways to write more and earn more. And this time of year is when we’re all planning how much we can challenge ourselves in the New Year.
And as I’ve been telling everyone, I’ve been spending plenty of time reading about other writers’ plans for 2022. It’s always interesting to see what others are doing as well as collecting inspiration and ideas for myself.
And while I was re-reading my favourite time management book last week (How to Have a 48 Hour Day), which is so insightful as well as being entertaining as hell, the author, Don Aslett, talked about how he once wrote 4 books in 3 months.
What struck me about his achievement, was that at the time , he was vacationing at his holiday home and during the 3 months he was there, he also cut back over 100 feet of what he calls ‘the jungle’ (it’s a large property), laid several concrete steps, erected 100 feet of fencing, as well as catching up with other jobs like cleaning tools, weeding, and planting trees.
AND he still had time to write 4 books.
Inspiring?
Yes.
Makes me jealous?
Absolutely.
But it does spur me on to REALLY challenge myself next year to see not only how I can write more, but how to get more done in other areas of my life too.
Perhaps I can start having my own 48 hour days.
I’ll let you know when I finish my planning and hopefully it will inspire you to write more and earn more too.