The Freelance Writer’s Most Common Frustrations

First, writers who are just starting to figure out what kind of writing they truly enjoy doing are frustrated that it takes so much time and rewriting to polish up a piece and get it ready for submission.

They tend to wonder, Gee. Is it always going to be so time-consuming to do this? If so, then maybe I’m not cut out to be a writer. Surely, talented writers don’t have this much trouble polishing their work.

Another frustration is wondering if they really are on the correct career path.

They have trouble developing a focus for their writing career because they seem to want to write about anything and everything and they feel like they’re moving in circles and not really getting anywhere.

But, by far, the most common frustration is wondering whether they’re just wasting their time, money, and effort in developing a full time freelance writing career.

They doubt that they’ll ever be able to do it, even though they come to me to coach them to do exactly that – create the freelance writing life of their dreams.

If you’re a writer facing some of the above frustrations, relax. These are all common feelings.

The difference between people who succeed at creating the freelance writing career of their dreams, and the writers who fail, is that the successful writers stick with the process long enough to begin to FEEL and truly BELIEVE they CAN create a successful writing career, and then they do the things needed in order to make that happen.

There’s no specific amount of time that it takes for this to happen.

It’s a little different for every writer.

What would it take for you to really BELIEVE in yourself?

Think about that for a while today. Leave a comment here, if you wish. I’ll respond to it.

Remember what Winston Churchill said: “Never, never, never, never, never, never give up.”

Have a great day!