Writing Coach Podcast 244: Freelance feast or famine

WCP244 Freelance feast or famine

In one week, you might have a pub that you’ve written for for years fold, receive an email from an editor who said she loved your pitch now asking for a ton of edits, sign a contract for a new book, and have a source ask to reschedule an interview.

Subscribe to The Writing Coach Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Audible | Android | RSS

In one week, you might have a pub that you’ve written for for years fold, receive an email from an editor who said she loved your pitch now asking for a ton of edits, sign a contract for a new book, and have a source ask to reschedule an interview.

It seems there’s nothing as constant in change in the freelance writing world … and yet so many freelancers seem continually surprised by the meta pattern of change.

In this episode we look at handling change as a freelance writer in general, and then focus in on the pattern of feast and famine. 

🔗 Mentioned on this episode …

WCP 150 Archives: Company policies

WCP 239: You set your freelance writing rates

WCP 214 Cultivate flow

WCP 1: What’s your (writing) problem?

❤️ Support and share the Writing Coach Podcast

⭐ Share with other writers via your social media accounts (tag Rebecca on on Instagram: @freelancewriterbootcamp) or email newsletter.

⭐ Include in a podcast roundup, article, or blog post about your favorite freelance writer resources.

⭐ Leave a review and rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Let other writers know why you listen: Do you have a favorite episode? A favorite takeaway?

✏️ Work with me in Freelance Writer Bootcamp

Break into your dream publications and get paid well while covering stories that matter. Alumni of my group coaching program have used the proven Bootcamp processes to break into the New York Times, the Guardian, Bustle, Fodor’s, Ms., Nat Geo Travel, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and many more. 

Join the waitlist and you’ll be the first to hear when applications open, plus get access to an early bird bonus: www.FreelanceWriterBootcamp.com

🔥 Work with me 1:1

Private coaching is for the writer who wants a personalized agenda and transformative breakthroughs. You’ll experience new clarity about what’s been holding you back and choose new patterns of thinking and behavior to propel you forward toward your writing goals. 

Apply for private writer coaching: www.rebeccalweber.com/coach

What should you include in a pitch to an editor?  

Check out my blueprint for writing queries that editors find irresistible. Click here to download a copy of the free eguide, “5 Proven Steps to Writing Queries that Sell.”