Freelance Writing

WD Editor-at-Large Tyler Moss makes the case for reporting on issues of social justice in freelance writing—no matter the topic in this article from the July/August 2021 issue of Writer's Digest.

In this post, author C. Hope Clark shares tips on how freelance writers can use Instagram as a tool to find more freelance writing connections, assignments, and overall success.

Social media can be a strong tool for writers searching for freelance opportunities and assignments, but C. Hope Clark shares a few other options available to freelancers.

Whether using it as a creator or patron, freelance writers have many options for using Patreon to help their writing careers. C. Hope Clark breaks down some of the possibilities here.

C. Hope Clark, published author and founder of FundsForWriters, shares four key places for writers to find those first freelance clients and discusses why narrowing down your niche in the beginning of your career may be counterproductive.

Author and freelancer Rick Lauber shares his 11 pros and cons of writing for free, including when writing "for free" may actually benefit writers and when writing "for free" can be detrimental to writers.

If you're a freelance writer who is able to secure assignments, an essential tool you'll need is an invoice. In this post, Writer's Digest Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer shares a very basic and easy invoice template for freelance writers to get the job done (and get paid).

Here are the top job and market websites as identified in the 22nd Annual 101 Best Websites from the May/June 2020 issue of Writer's Digest.

This 1958 WD article gives a behind the scenes look at the life of a magazine-editor-turned-freelance-writer, plus it offers insights into the gendered stereotypes of the day.

How do writers get paid for their writing? In this post, we'll dive into how writers can get paid, what they need to keep in mind when it comes to the timing of payment, and why contracts are so important.

In this article from our April 2020 issue, Kristy Stevenson offers 8 tips for building your freelance writing portfolio by getting local and regional gigs.

In this post, we look at how to handle writing submissions for magazines. Whether you write fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, learn how to submit writing to a magazine.

Do writers need literary agents to get published and find success with their writing? Are there times when getting an agent doesn't make sense? We answer these questions here.

When should writers write on spec? What does writing "on spec" even mean? And when should writers write on assignment? We dive into these questions here.

Do writers need to go to college to be writers? If so, should they major in English, communications, journalism, creative writing, or some other discipline? And if not, what kind of education should writers pursue? We dive into these questions here.

How much should writers charge per word or per project? How can they figure out the correct rates to charge clients? We look at these questions here.

When should writers use a pen name or pseudonym? If they decide to adopt one, how should writers use a pen name or pseudonym? We dive into these questions here.

Should writers work for free? This straightforward question feels like it should have a straightforward answer. But does it?