Over the past couple of weeks, I have embarked into my first foray with completing creative content for pay. Besides the obvious monetary benefits, I get to work from wherever I want and at any time. The site I've been securing these jobs through is called UpWork. Writers work as independent contractors, so they must all fill out a W-9 before being paid and will file their taxes using a 1099 form.
The reasons why I'm jazzed about this opportunity:
1. I'm getting paid to write. Writing is all I do. Writing is all I want to do. I'm a simple creature. Most of the jobs I've been securing request genre stories of a certain length. I'm becoming proficient at organizing stories, creating a brief outline, and executing those plans in a way that doesn't leave the reader with an out of place cadence to the story they're reading.
2. I can add this to my writing resume. I don't have to say specifically UpWork, just say I was doing freelance jobs that surrounded content creation.
3. It provides me with practice. As mentioned above, I'm getting practice creating a plot and writing it in a short amount of time. After I finish my current assignment, I'm going to try to write my own romance eBook under a pseudonym and publish it for sale on Amazon. I'll sell it for cheap and let Dan do the marketing because it's one of his strengths. (More info on that project to come.)
Speaking of strengths, I accepted a position as an environmental article writer for UCapture. They partner with major shopping sites to collect the carbon emissions people create while online shopping so as to help the environment. Essentially, I am doing content creation, writing informative environmental articles to try to attract visitors to the site. Pay isn't that great, but this is definitely a resume builder that will also provide me with clips for my portfolio.
All in all, now is the time for me to flesh out my writing resume and, so, here I am. I'll be sure to post here as my projects progress.
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