My work week entails a lot of big and little to-do list items (in which I would be remiss to not give a shoutout to Google Calendar). Pitching publications. Answering emails. Writing on Medium. Tweeting. Creating resources.
More specifically, one “thing I do” is create a weekly newsletter where I share paid writing opportunities, such as pitch calls and jobs. If you’re a paid subscriber to this newsletter, you’ve seen it in its entirety!
I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a ton of work. I know how to find gigs fairly quickly, whether that’s:
Going to the Google Doc where I linked a bunch of job boards/publications’ websites, and seeing if any new jobs have popped up
Searching terms and phrases on Twitter (I will not call it X!), like “call for pitches” or “looking for writers” or “accepting pitches.”
I typically do this on Fridays and Sundays, then schedule the newsletter for Monday mornings. Like I mentioned above, it’s not a lot of work, and it’s definitely not hard.
But when it’s the weekend, or I have a timely article to write, or I have a lot of homework (I’m in grad school now!), or I just want to watch “The Vampire Diaries,” it’s a bit annoying, admittedly. Yet another thing to do on my to-do list, you know?
I’ve talked to other writers who share similar sentiments. They know how to find writing gigs, but it’s just so much easier to have them all fall in your lap every Monday morning as you start the week. (Heck, even though I run this newsletter, I still subscribe to similar ones because I know there are so many gigs, I’m bound to miss some!)
And as a writer who’s dedicated to supporting other writers, I want to be a resource for you :)
If you’d rather find the gigs yourself, more power to you! That’s fair! I just wanted to share this info in case you’re looking for a (possibly) more seamless and efficient start to the week.
If the latter is the case for you, consider trying the paid version for a bit! If you don’t like it, you can always cancel—I won’t be offended :)
If you have questions, let me hear ‘em! You can comment or reply to this email.
Happy writing!