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By Staff January 11th, 2013

By John Hazard

I am the Content Director at Contently. I have been a reporter and editor for more than a decade, covering technology, law and crooks.
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Be aware that writing for a living is a daily battle. Through my own blog, Write Naked, I occasionally post a “Day in a Writer’s Life.” A realistic day: two hours writing blogs for a dentist, write a press release for a builder, spend four hours writing blogs and engaging content for an attorney’s Facebook page, visit the post office, write a poem to read at an open mic, then spend an hour of workshop prep for one of the North Carolina writing groups I organize.

Another day may involve hours trying to find a quiet and affordable writing workshop space to host my next event, then starting the promotion. I have also spent entire days driving from appointment to appointment, meeting with business owners who found my website and need someone to write their blogs.

That’s Tara Lynee Groth, a freelance writer and blogger in Raleigh, N.C., sharing insight on her daily routine as a freelance writer. This week, While You Were Writing is sharing the stories of hardworking freelancers who make their living one article or blog post at a time.

Read the rest of Tara Lynne’s story or read on for more from our Writer’s Desk. (She also blogs at writenaked and on her on own website  taralynnegroth.com.)

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Kiesha Easley is the owner of WeBlogBetter, a blog that offers writing, social media and blog tips. Follow her on Twitter @WeBlogBetter or Facebook.

Suddenly, I developed ADD. I was all over the place, clicking from social network to blog, to Skype, etc. All the while the article I know I needed to finish was left to grow mold…

In the freelance world, unfinished projects at the end of the week mean “no money.” But it was nobody’s fault but my own. So I had to do something to make sure that wouldn’t happen again.

Read more of Keisha’s story.

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James Chartrand is the founder/owner of Men with Pens and Damn Fine Words, an innovative writing course for business owners.

I fell into this successful career by accident. I never planned on becoming a professional writer, a leading writing coach or the owner of a major blog. Here I am nonetheless, writing about my life as exactly that.

So how’d I fall into writing as my career choice? Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, and I was broke. Flat broke, with two kids to feed. I’d heard somewhere on the internet people would pay me to write, and hey – I made $8 my first week of freelancing.

What wasn’t to love?

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Laura Spencer is a freelance writer, editor and blogger with over 20 years of writing experience, managing her own writing business since 2002.

Some writers jump out of bed first thing in the morning, pen in hand, and start writing. I’m not one of them.

Whoever said that most people get their best work done in the morning doesn’t know me. I am more of a mid-day kind of writer. My mind doesn’t really start focusing until I’ve had breakfast and a diet soda.

With that in mind, what’s the best way for a freelance writer to start their day?

Read more of Laura’s story.

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