The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber

Curiosity is a useful state of mind for freelance writers. Curiosity helps us identify great story ideas with unrecognized angles. Curiosity fuels our interest in improving our craft. Curiosity makes…

My first career in traditional education informed my work as a freelance journalist, and my work as a writer informs the coaching and teaching I do now online. This week I share a few of the mindset …

A lot of freelancers find it easier to maintain the status quo by keeping on clients that aren’t a good fit because they are so familiar. 

After you’ve worked with a client for a few assignments/mont…

Today I’m sharing what it was like getting pregnant and having a baby during the pandemic.

One of the things I got clear about early on was deciding what I thought I wanted my time off to look like (…

Showing up to do your work regardless of your mood is distinct from ignoring your emotions and telling yourself things are ok when you don’t think they are. 

Today I share with you one of my client’s…

Writing together can be a powerful experience in terms of connection, camaraderie, and support in the creative process. This week we look at ways to make the most of writing with others IRL and virtu…

A tweet led to a blog post about how quickly editors dismiss most queries, and here I’m examining this breakdown in the context of journalists pitching freelance article ideas.

The vast majority of f…

Running out of reasons to avoid pitching? I’ve got you covered with 100 reasons why you shouldn’t pitch today. 

Many of these can be adapted to be reasons why you should not write anything else today…

Dating/relationship analogies come up a lot when we talk about our editors and publications. 

It’s common for freelancers to have a mix of short and long term relationships, which tend to reflect dif…

In the middle of the night I emailed myself an idea I didn’t want to forget. I sat down with my freelance journal and phone in the morning to use the message as a prompt. Here’s what I typed:

Reason …

This bonus episode looks at the application process for Freelance Writer Bootcamp. I explain how I review the applications on a rolling basis, and how this process may be of use to you in other areas…

The equinox is the transition to autumn/spring, and it’s also the end of Q1. Seasonal and financial cycles impact us, as do many other cycles in our writing life.

Some cycle frameworks aren’t that he…

Sometimes it’s faster in the short term not to change the way we’re doing things … but once we make the shift to more sustainable approaches, we reap the benefits long term. I changed the kind of pri…

“How do I get myself to do this thing I know I should do?” 

The short answer is to change the thinking that’s blocking you from taking action. When you think differently, you’ll feel and act differen…

Join me on Thursday, March 17, for a live masterclass on creating sustainable freelance writer success, i.e., consistent, meaningful work that pays well. www.rebeccalweber.com/masterclass

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Do you need a blog? A subscription newsletter? A podcast? A TikTok account? A fill-in-the-blank thing that somebody (maybe you) is telling you is necessary to create and then continually update?

Let’…

A couple more freelance insights while playing Wordle over morning coffee, this time focusing on the roles of perseverance and giving yourself wise counsel.

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This is NOT an episode about how to improve your Wordle scores. 

Instead, let’s look at what Wordle can teach us about freelance writing success.

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