Jen has been a freelancer writer for nearly two decades, and shares insights and advice about how to build a successful freelance career through Notes from a Hired Pen, which is both a newsletter, and ebook series. She also offers freelance consultations and coaching.
Notes from a Hired Pen: Writing pitches is easy. Selling pitches is hard.
Readers! Last week, I was really stressed out about something in my personal life, so I did what any normal person would do: sat...
Notes from a Hired Pen: What do you do if a source insults you?
Readers! Last week, a source insulted me. Thank goodness it was over the phone and not video, because they'd have seen how my face...
Notes from a Hired Pen: Put a little pop culture into your work
Readers! This newsletter is broken up onto what I consider two parts: the part about writing, and then the part about whatever else...
Notes from a Hired Pen: What an optimal writing process looks like
Readers! Last week, I was struggling with a tricky assignment. It's a neuroscience article, where I'm explaining a complicated topic to a non-science...
Notes from a Hired Pen: Recommendation Round Up
Readers! Short week so let's do a recommendation round up! They're really random! Marisa Kabas' AI hater Linkedin trolling project. Kabas is the...
Notes from a Hired Pen: Holiday week pep talk!
Readers! We're leading into the unofficial start of summer, so how about a pep talk? There are about 1,000 of you here, and while...
Notes from a Hired Pen: Three ways freelancers can use the library
Readers! Last week, I hopped aboard a PATCO train and headed into Camden, N.J., on a mission: to renew my Rutgers University Libraries...
Notes from a Hired Pen: How did this get made – Independent Banker
Readers! Hi hi hi! Time for another a peek behind the curtain about how an article is made, this time for an anchor...
Notes from a Hired Pen: Highlights from England and France
Readers! I am back from my adventures, and I kept a running tally of everything worthwhile I saw from there. I'll get back to...
Notes from a Hired Pen: 10 things PR people should know about trying to work with me
Readers! Good morning from England! I pre-wrote this before I left just for you, then I'll be back when I'm back. Cheerio! Last week...