Hi, it's pretty abundant honestly. I have a lot of experience using and testing gear, and also writing about it in a way that makes it easy on the editorial staff. This makes it easy to get work. If you have a few clips, I recommend sending them to the commerce editors of sites you want to write for and just introducing yourself. It's an easy way to get new clients and they're often looking for writers.
Why not try getting away from this commercial stuff and try some full on nature writing? a la Annie Dillard, John McPhee, Peter Matthieson, and so many others. You’d be good at it.
Hi this is such a good question, and the answer is both in the lower availability of Good Work (the kind of writing you're talking about) and the reality of making a full-time living as a freelancer. I have a baseline of around $4,000 in bills each month, not including standard cost of living (food, gas, etc) and doing that Good Work requires a lot of unpaid time pitching and seeking out publications, often with little return. The work that pays and is relatively fast also happens to be these soulless commerce roundups, and it's both incredibly demoralizing and currently necessary to pay my bills. I'm not a trust funder and I don't have a partner with a second income, so I'm entirely reliant on bringing in enough freelance money every month to support myself and pay my mortgage. I guess I should write something about this lol. Thanks for asking though, it's a really good question and one I'm grappling a lot with right now
How did you get started writing commerce? I find that other writers can find that work and want to know how to get started
Hi, it's pretty abundant honestly. I have a lot of experience using and testing gear, and also writing about it in a way that makes it easy on the editorial staff. This makes it easy to get work. If you have a few clips, I recommend sending them to the commerce editors of sites you want to write for and just introducing yourself. It's an easy way to get new clients and they're often looking for writers.
“The human version of gritted teeth” is SENDING me. Also those boots!!!!
Why not try getting away from this commercial stuff and try some full on nature writing? a la Annie Dillard, John McPhee, Peter Matthieson, and so many others. You’d be good at it.
Hi this is such a good question, and the answer is both in the lower availability of Good Work (the kind of writing you're talking about) and the reality of making a full-time living as a freelancer. I have a baseline of around $4,000 in bills each month, not including standard cost of living (food, gas, etc) and doing that Good Work requires a lot of unpaid time pitching and seeking out publications, often with little return. The work that pays and is relatively fast also happens to be these soulless commerce roundups, and it's both incredibly demoralizing and currently necessary to pay my bills. I'm not a trust funder and I don't have a partner with a second income, so I'm entirely reliant on bringing in enough freelance money every month to support myself and pay my mortgage. I guess I should write something about this lol. Thanks for asking though, it's a really good question and one I'm grappling a lot with right now