Secrets to Success as a Freelance Writer: Write, Write and Write Some More

Every freelance writer strives for success, but may not necessarily know how to achieve it on his or her own. Understanding the nature of freelance writing, is just one of the secrets to success.

Consider these other secrets if you are a struggling, freelance writer or someone who is about to retire or wants a career change. Note that these secrets are rooted in the nature of the freelance writer and freelance writing itself.

The freelance writer is free.

Freedom is one of the most important assets that a freelance writer has at his or her disposal. In other words, he or she is free to write at will, unless he or she chooses not to do so and allows him or herself to be locked into writing that does not allow that kind of freedom. The freelance writer can write anywhere and at any time.

The freelance writer is open to new thoughts.

Because the freelance writer is free, he or she is always open to new thoughts. New ideas tend to stimulate his or her mental processes, in such a way that they present a new challenge for the freelance writer. Every freelance writer loves a fresh challenge. A freelance writer can write in any genre that he or she chooses, or is able to master.

The freelance writer loves to write.

Because a freelance writer loves to write and his or her writing improves over time, he or she is continually seeking new writing projects. These may be individual or collective writing projects in conjunction with other freelance writers. The person, company or website that he or she chooses to write for, as well as what he or she chooses to write, depends to some extent upon what he or she loves to write, as well as his or her expectations of remuneration or recognition for his or her work.

The freelance writer is engaged in a growing network of other freelance writers.

Freelance writers respect other freelance writers and understand the challenges of the freelance writing world. Establishing a network with other freelance writers allows the opportunity for a freelance writer to have support, as well as to obtain concrete criticism when needed.

The freelance writer sets his or her own priorities.

The freelance writer sets his or her own priorities in terms of what he or she writes, as well as how he or she uses freelance writing as a source of income. For example, a freelance writer can write an article where he or she receives payment according to the number of words in an article or the length of an article. He or she can write strictly for revenue shares or pay per clicks on the Internet. He or she may choose to write and publish on a professional, publishing platform that does not necessarily generate income, but displays and increases the credibility of his or her competence as a freelance writer.

The freelance writer enjoys the solitude, isolation and privacy of writing.

In order to succeed at freelance writing, the freelance writer needs to have the peace, quiet and solitude associated with independent writing and publishing. There has to be some degree of privacy in order to the freelance writer to allow his or her thought processes to flow freely. Most freelance writers tend to thrive, as well as succeed in that kind of a writing environment.  

Perhaps the greatest key to success for a freelance writer can be found by writing, writing and writing some more, within the realm of what he or she is predestined to do. In doing so, the freelance writer will build his or her own portfolio or a volume of writing that he or she can access, publish or market to others, at any time.