How to Become a Professional Writer - WritersLife.org

How to Become a Professional Writer - WritersLife.org   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello it's Peter here again from Writer'slife.org and coming up today how to become a professional writer every professional writer has a turning point a moment where they decide they don't want this just to be a hobby anymore it could be that you've been trying to fit your writing around your day job for years and become increasingly frustrated with your lack of progress it could be that you've been steadily building of your freelance copywriting business and now feel in a position to go full-time or perhaps you just had one of those you rica moments when you realize writing is all you've ever wanted and ever will want to do and therefore feel brave enough to pack everything else in and concentrate on only that of course many people who write as a hobby would love to become a professional writer but the reality is most don't take that leap because the idea of doing so is frightening and the consequences such as no longer having enough money to pay your bills are all too severe of course everyone has to make their own decisions in life but if you know deep down that being a professional writer is what you want to be you owe it to yourself to at least try to make that dream a reality but how making the shift isn't easy and whether you're trying to become a professional novel writer or content writer you'll have to take risks and put in some serious work to give yourself the best chance of success treat it like a job if you want to succeed as a professional writer you have to be just that professional make sure you get off everyday ready to work a full working day be focused be productive be ambitious just because you are now your own boss it doesn't give you the excuse to slack off treat it like a business you're not only a professional writer you are a business person too this means you have to do several roles unless you can hire people to do them for you make sure you focus on getting your writing done but also making contacts learning how to market researching where you can get your work published editing managing your finances and so on treating it like a business minute being able to set goals to schedule working time and to make plans the more businesslike you are the more likely you'll be able to juggle all the tasks do you need to make it work and next get feedback being a professional writer means putting your writing out there so make sure you get feedback early on feedback could be so helpful if it's given by someone who knows what they're talking about and wants to help you but isn't afraid to give their honest opinion and next train yourself up in any other good role you'll always be learning and evolving so make sure you invest time and money if you can into training yourself so that you continue to improve rebooked take classes at ten workshops and find information online to help you to get better and better and better and always stay on top of your start small but think big if the idea of packing in your day job cold turkey is too daunting then you can make the shift to becoming a professional writer by taking small but purposeful steps to get there find ways to fit in your writing outside of your work hours or see if you can reduce your working hours or go part-time to make the transition more manageable becoming a professional writer can become a reality if you're willing to be brave and putting the time and effort required to do so so don't delay start following your dreams today and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write them finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit   that's it for now be sure to give us the thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more my name's Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now