Moments When Being a Freelance Writer Isn't All it's Crackup up to Be

Posted: September 23, 2016

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Freelance writing can be a liberating career, allowing freedom from the nine-to-five grind. Sometimes though, it isn't all it's cracked up to be. These ten scenarios can you help prepare for the freelance writing times that aren't so great, and help you plan to overcome them.

Amos Onwukwe, writer for Dumb Little Man, shares moments when it's not fun to be a freelance writer.

Rose is a Freelance Writer but frankly, it wasn’t all rosy from page one. In her lowest moments she sank deeper than a sub. She’d cry and sob. She even contemplated burning her old typewriter. Tales like hers abound around, resonating with hundreds who nearly or eventually quit freelance writing out of frustration. Today we explore 10 of those moments when being a freelance writer really, really sucks. 1. Coming Out You just read Bamidele Onibalusi’s story and you’re thinking you can make a living writing like Carol Tice or making 6 figures like Gail Mercer MacKay! Feeling fired up, you drive to the Café to meet your loving fiancée and break the I’m-gonna-be-a-freelance-writer news. Somehow, it felt like an obituary announcement. Read the entire article 10 Moments When Being a Freelance Writer Sucks on Dumb Little Man.