How to Stay Sane as a Freelance Writer - WritersLife.org

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    Hello its Peter here again from Writer's life and today how to stay sane as a freelance writer being a freelance writer can be a tough old job at times while there are plenty of benefits the solitude the financial uncertainty the deadlines and juggling lots of assignments of projects at once can sometimes leave you wanting to pull your hair out so what are the things you can do to stay sane as a freelance writer ensure that your you balance your work and social or family life and feel more secure and stable when it comes to managing your money here are some handy tips first plan your finances budgeting is something that you are going to have to become really good at if you want to be successful as a freelance writer what's important to remember is that there are times when you're going to be busy and have a nice steady income coming in and times when you are not that's why it's important to budget and save particularly when you are just starting out as you get more used to the rule you may find that patterns emerge so you end up knowing when times are more likely to be quiet for you and can adjust your spending accordingly next be super organized if you want happy clients and to build up an excellent reputation then you need to know that deadlines are non-negotiable to save yourself stress and panic and being up until 4:00 a.m. the night before a deadline sweating over a piece that you can't quite get finished you've simply got to get organized learn how to manage your time how to prioritize and how to avoid procrastination planning your workload efficiently expecting delays and not letting yourself get distracted will mean you know exactly what you have to do and when and make sure you'll always stay on track next take time off it can be so easy when going it alone as a freelance writer to work all the hours of the days but if you want to enjoy your job and stay productive you need to be able to take time off to relax and enjoy other things factor some paid holiday into your budget and schedule and and make sure you don't take on any work in those periods and let's regular types know well in advance you also need to know when to switch off at the end of a day even though you may work from home you don't need your work life to blend totally with your home life have an end to your working day when it's time to switch off your laptop and concentrate on doing other things or just relaxing in front of the TV with a well-deserved glass of wine of course next consider a shared workspace or find other people to ride with if you work from home you can end up going days without talking to anyone else so why not consider hiring a shared workspace with other creative types so you can leave your home and go to work having an office space is ideal to separate work from home and to interact with other people this can help you feel more motivated and creative to being a freelance writer gives you so much flexibility and freedom in your job however you also need to make sure you have some processes place doing so will mean you enjoy your job even more and keep you satisfied successful and saying now don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free righteous toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit and that's it for now   be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time