Writing From the Crypt
WritersWeekly.com - December 06, 2023
In this humor-laced essay for WritersWeekly, I share how I got started—and kept going—as a freelance writer at 70. I open with “old, broke, and out of work,” then cut to the chase: skip endless courses and “get rich writing” books, build a simple site (no miracles promised), pick a niche, write what you know, pitch consistently, and steer clear of content-mill rates. I include a few cautionary tales—scams, ghosted clients, outright theft, and tech hiccups—and close with my plainspoken rules: don’t quit, be honest about your capabilities, grow your niche from real-life experience, research well, never plagiarize, and keep your sense of humor.