✍️ Early Access: Call for Personal Essay Pitches: The First Time You Got Paid to Write
$500 for a 500-word essay on how you made your first writing paycheck — and what it meant.
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📣 Call for Pitches: The First Time You Got Paid to Write
💰 $1/word | 500 words | Published on the GuestStack column here at ✍️ Make Writing Your Job
Every writer has a moment.
The first time someone paid you real money for your words.
Whether it was a $30 blog post, a $60,000 ghostwriting deal, or a commissioned personal essay that made you rethink what was possible — something shifted.
💡 You realized you could actually make a living doing this.
We want that story.
👀 What we want:
Pitches for personal essays (that upon selection, the chosen writer will write a 500-word essay) with voice, insight, and tension
Stories rooted in your writing or freelancing life (both creative writers and nonfiction writers/essayists welcome!)
A-ha moments that feel universal and yet intensely personal (specific details > vague platitudes)
Pieces that teach us something, not just tell us something
💰 What we pay:
💸 $500 flat ($1/word for 500 words)
✨ PLUS: Publication to an audience of 15,000+ subscribers here on ✍️ Make Writing Your Job.
No deadline — we’ll close the form once we’ve found our perfect pitch.
✍️ Submit your pitch at the link below: