Discipline and Persistence for Freelance Writing Success
Self-discipline has sort of an ugly reputation. It conjures up pictures of struggle and pain. But there is absolutely no way to become successful as a freelance writer until you develop some sort of discipline about your writing. Unless you get words on paper (or screen) in a regular and, yes, disciplined fashion, you haven’t got a chance.
The trick is to figure out what works for you. There’s no point in adopting my discipline… we’re not alike. Your approach to writing regularly will, and should, look quite different than mine.
It often takes some time and experimentation to develop a discipline around your writing… persist until you succeed, then expect changes.
Write well and often,
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Angela Booth's Writing Blog
Dec 28, 2005 at 12:41 pm
What did you submit today? Submit more, sell more
Selling your work is a numbers game. The more submissions you have, the more of your writing you will sell. If you’re a beginning writer, writing and submitting is PRACTICE. Look on your submissions as practice for at least
Anne Wayman
Dec 28, 2005 at 1:09 pm
well said!
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