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Gamification: Make Freelance Writing More Fun

By on February 26th, 2013

In the comments on our recent post about loving your work, Anne Wayman mentioned that she might try to turn some of her marketing into a game. That’s something I try to do with my daily work as much as possible too. So I thought it might be fun to look at gamification and how you can gamify your freelance writing work. Gamification doesn’t have to mean literally turning something into a game. But you use game principles in your process — like racing a clock or incentivizing certain goals or actions. I find it makes work not only more …

5 Things to Smile About as a Freelance Writer

By on March 25th, 2009

Freelance writing is far from a fluff job. It’s hard work, and it can be extremely stressful (as I’m sure you all know). Every once in a while I have to stop and remind myself why I love this lifestyle. I usually end up with a smile on my face remembering what the former “sucker” lifestyle was like working a full-time job, with an hour and a half commute each way, under a completely loopy boss, with not nearly enough pay. This morning as I was sitting here doing your jobs post, I had the window in front of me. …