Starter or Finisher?

Starter or a finisher? Which one are you?

Most of us are one or the other. We either have great ideas, some of which even get through to the proposal stage, and then, already bored, feel the job is done and move on to the next great idea.

Or we hate the early anguish of submitting our precious idea. We simply want to write the article and then find it a home.

To make money freelancing, focus on your weaknesses as well as your skills. Practise writing query letters. The more you write,the better you get, and the more you will find your ideas accepted.

If you're a keen starter, practise writing the articles before they have a home. They will always be easy to adapt to match a successful query and they will always be filed on your computer ready to send as sample writing when a suitable writing post is advertised.

To help you organise your time and energy, try the new Write Again software presently offered free when you subscribe to Freelance Writing Organization International. I am not usually a fan of free writing software but this is brilliant.

If nothing else, it convinces me I am working when I spend the morning scanning emails for news of job opportunities --and I've even been writing an article a day and submitting