✍️ Diary of an Author: 6 Ways I Would Rebuild a Six-Figure Freelance Writing Career from Scratch in 2023

What unique challenges (and advantages!) 2023 brings to freelance writers!

👋 Hello from Athens, Greece! I’m writing to you from the city in the shadow of the ruins belonging to an ancient empire, and the home of some damn good feta cheese.

I’ve been spending quality time writing and reading on our Athens balcony. I’m admiring the Acropolis and thinking about how ancient Greece had doorbells and plumbing but still ended up as ruins on a hill that are lit up at night. It’s weird, y’know?

What I’m trying to say is that everything is transitory. And the best we can do is try and create the most value and beauty for ourselves and others in the here and now.

✍️ Which brings me to the topic of this newsletter: how to create said value if you’re a freelance writer thinking, what the heck is going on right now?

The economy is weird, AI is freaking everybody out, and Greece has these incredible fried donut-like things called loukoumades that I wish I could teleport to you right now, dear reader. They have cinnamon and honey on them and are served hot. Yum.

⚡️ With all that said, I want to share with you the 6 ways I would rebuild my freelancing writing career if I was starting from scratch right now in 2023.

These strategies are based on everything I’ve learned while building a multi-six-figure freelance writing business that I run today.

Foundations are important for experts and beginners alike, so no matter where you are in your journey you’ll find these useful!