✍️ 26 Resources to Make Writing Your Job in 2026
Here's what we've put together to help you make writing your job in the new year!
Hey writers,
The new year is on the horizon and it’s a great time to reflect on where you’re at and what you want to change when it comes to making writing your job.
This past year we’ve put together lots of different resources to help you, here are some of our favorites as we head into 2026!
✍️ 26 Writing Resources to Make Writing Your Job in 2026:
Are you brand new to freelancing? Check out our Freelancing 101 class replay here to understand all the basics of building your career.
Want to learn from other writers in our community who are landing jobs from our job board in the book world? Watch the panel I hosted with freelance writers in our community on how to break into the book world.
Are you working on a book you plan to self-publish, and are not sure how to get the word out? Check out this Substack Live interview with PR expert Haley Raymond.
Curious about how authors are navigating their writing and publishing journeys? Check out my most recent interview with Paul Millerd, author of The Pathless Path. He talks about turning down a $200k book deal from Penguin — and how that his book made over $300k in royalties.
I’ve made over $300,000 on Upwork as a freelance writer, and you can read about my best practices for the freelancing platform here. This will also help you take advantage of the Upwork jobs we list on the writing job board as well!
Trying to stay safe and avoid freelance writing scams that sometimes float around on the internet? Read our article here on how to stay safe and spot scams.
Want to learn what to include in your freelance writing portfolio? Watch my portfolio 101 class here.
Looking to grow your Substack in 2026? Read about my framework for how I’d grow a brand new Substack from $0 to $100,000 in one year over on my personal Sutoscience Substack.
Want to market your self-published book — but don’t have a large social media following? Watch my Substack Live interview with book marketer Renee Puvvada, who sold over $100,000+ of her self-published book without a social media following — just Amazon optimization and Amazon ads.
Want to grow your memoir ghostwriting career? Here’s my class dedicated to memoir ghostwriting 101.
Getting on Discovery Calls but not closing the deal with potential freelance clients? Here’s my class on the topic of how to “sell without being sales-y” and lead better discovery calls.
Looking for your next freelance writing job? Browse the latest issue of our writing job board, sent to your inbox 5x per week!
Ready to pitch your personal essays ideas or other articles to clients? Find new opportunities posted 2x per week on our Pitch List!
Want to find fresh grants, residencies, and writing contests? We post a roundup once per week on our grants, residencies, and contests email!
Want to learn from other writers in our community? Check out the GuestStack archives for interviews and Substack Live videos with bestselling authors, freelancers, and creatives who are friends of ✍️ Make Writing Your Job.
Looking to hire a book editor, proofreader, or book coach from our community? You can post your job on our job board as a featured job for $29.
Want to get access to free books before they’re released? Read my free article on how to become an ARC or beta reader (plus: free opportunities to be an early reader for my and my clients’ upcoming books!)
Curious about how I’ve grown my writing business this year? Here’s my year-in-review with thoughts about how I’ve grown my 7-figure writing business as an author, freelance memoir ghostwriter, and constant traveler posted over on my Sutoscience personal Substack.
My upcoming book Write for Money and Power: The Anti-Starving Artist’s Guide to Becoming a 7-Figure Writer comes out this January! Pre-order for $0.99 to get it as soon as it drops :)
I also published the book Six-Figure Freelance Writer: A Holistic Guide on Finding Freedom in Freelancing which is also available for $0.99 on Amazon if you’re looking for a more nuts-and-bolts style guide on how to crack your freelance writing career.
This interview on our GuestStack column with Rosie Spinks has some great nuggets of wisdom about enjoying the process.
This interview with Arabelle Sicardi was fascinating — especially on her breakdown of separating your writing from your business work.
Here’s my roadmap of what I would do to go from $0 to $5,000/month as a writer if I was starting from scratch.
Want to pitch more of your personal essays or other pieces in 2026? Read my pitch guide here!
There’s a trend of Substackers skipping book deals and going straight to self-publishing. Read more about this trend in my article here.
Tired of feeling overwhelmed by all the amazing opportunities on the writing job board? My partner and co-founder
built this really cool Job Hunting Assistant tool that allows you to sort through our writing jobs, faster!
Want even more resources?
Great news: we’re still here and making stuff for you! :) In 2026 we’re excited to continue to help you make writing your job.
Is there something missing from this list you want us to include? A specific problem you want us to help solve for you?
Drop your feedback in the comments!
I hope you’re having a lovely holiday season so far and sending you warm writing vibes,
-Amy