WCP247 Coach me
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
What’s one thing you’d like help with in your writing life today? I’d like to coach you about it—and share the recording with other listeners of the Writing Coach Podcast. To apply for a free coaching session with me, visit 🔗 You might also like to listen to … 🎁 Download my , “5 Proven Steps to Writing Queries that Sell.” ⭐ Support the Writing Coach Podcast by reviewing on , sharing a link on your website or in your newsletter, or in your next social media post. Let other writers know why you listen.
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WCP246 First Tuesday: Write that pitch
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
Sometimes you AND your pitch need to get out of your head and out into the world. On the first Tuesday of the month, I’m hosting co-pitching calls where freelancers work on their pitches together. This month I offered a few short prompts for those who needed it. Here I elaborate on ways to approach these prompts, your story idea, your editor, your readers, and your mindset. 🔗 You might also like … 🎁 Download my , “5 Proven Steps to Writing Queries that Sell.” 🔥 Work with me 1:1 Private coaching is for the writer who wants a personalized agenda and...
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WCP245 Archives: 🐶 Monday mornings on the mountain with Mishka
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
On Monday mornings I used to be cranky and anxious. It’s not a great combo any time, and not a great foundation for the week ahead. Then I created a ritual to help me transition … and I actually look forward to that time when I get to look at my writing projects from a totally different perspective. Creating a ritual or two in your writing life can provide structure, meaning, and momentum. This episode is in memory of the patron puppy saint of the Writing Coach Podcast, Mishka. 🔗 You might also like to listen to … 🔗 Mentioned on this episode … 🎁 Download...
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WCP244 Freelance feast or famine
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
In one week, you might have a pub that you’ve written for for years fold, receive an email from an editor who said she loved your pitch now asking for a ton of edits, sign a contract for a new book, and have a source ask to reschedule an interview. It seems there’s nothing as constant in change in the freelance writing world … and yet so many freelancers seem continually surprised by the meta pattern of change. In this episode we look at handling change as a freelance writer in general, and then focus in on the pattern of feast and famine. 🔗 You might also like … ✏️...
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WCP243 Gift of specificity
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
They say it’s the thought that counts when it comes to gifts. But if you’ve ever had the experience of receiving a gift that was clearly intended for somebody else (but the tags got swapped or similar), or if you received a generic Secret Santa present, you know that the thoughts leading to those gifts were fundamentally different than when somebody offers you a gift that surprises and delights you because it is just so perfect. Freelancers who pitch regularly have had the experience of sending the wrong idea to the wrong publication at the wrong time. If who you are pitching is an...
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WCP242 Miss that exit
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
On a road trip, you might see a dozen reminders about an upcoming exit. The frequency doesn’t mean that you should get off the highway for an unwanted detour. Following the trail of habitual thoughts can derail your writing life. Learn to stay the course. Also: The last session for the year of my small group coaching program, Freelance Writer Bootcamp, starts in mid September. Details and application info: 🔗 You might also like … ✏️ Work with me in Freelance Writer Bootcamp Break into your dream publications and get paid well while covering stories that matter. Alumni of my group...
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WCP241 Archives: Internal and external accountability
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
Some writers always honor their deadlines for clients, yet aren’t accountable to themselves when it comes to marketing or creative work. Maybe you want to , finish your book proposal, or write in your journal every single day. You get started, then quit, and never build enough momentum to create the writing life you really want for yourself. In reality, signing a contract isn’t what actually makes you complete an assignment on time. It’s your decision to complete it (which you may do because you like the consequences of doing so, such as feeling reliable or spending the...
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WCP240 Time distortion
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
Perception of time varies from person to person, and from task to task. Before, during, or after a particular writing task your estimate of how long it takes will likely vary. This lack of clarity about time in the moment can be seen or described in very different ways depending on the context (eg “flow” vs “time blindness”). If you don’t know how long something will take you, how can you quote profitably? If you don’t know how much time has gone by, how do you know what to do next to stay on schedule? Here’s what I’ve found helpful in terms of this aspect of time...
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WCP239 You set your freelance writing rates
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
Freelance writers often have a hard time setting rates, or feeling great about them after we’ve signed a contract. It can feel challenging when: You have a sense that there’s a correct rate to charge, but you don’t know what it is You don’t know how much you need to earn this year, so can’t break down this project accordingly You believe that the client sets the rates Spoiler alert: It is *always* possible for a potential client, a freelance colleague, or a well-meaning friend/family member in another field, to think or say: “You are charging too much” OR “You aren’t...
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WCP238 Accountability hit
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber
Do you (almost) always honor your agreements to others (e.g. you routinely make your deadlines), but have a hard time doing things that nobody else is completing (e.g. pitch a story to a new-to-you editor)? External accountability can help interrupt narratives that are neither fact-based nor helpful. Today I share with you a number of external accountability practices that are helpful for writers as well as questions to help you better tune into what works for you. Learn how to bridge the external accountability you’ve already got to your internal accountability, so that you can show...
info_outlineEvery three months marks a turn of seasons, and a refresh of the financial quarter. It’s the perfect time for an evaluation.
Pausing to review and reflect on what’s actually happened allows you to plan from a more grounded place.
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When done properly, self evaluation will give you precise insights into exactly what you need to change, providing momentum and a clear answer to “What should I do now?”
Episode 50 shares three questions that can be used to uplevel nearly any aspect of your freelancing.
WCP 156: Evaluations and entitlement
The better you are at identifying the reasons why you are and aren’t getting the work you want, the more growth and control you’ll have over your freelance writing life.
Sometimes resistance to evaluation comes from a place of entitlement, or a sense that you have a right to a certain assignment.
This episode looks at the impact of evaluating yourself routinely, and how unrecognized entitlement can interfere with the process.
WCP 209 Archives: Year-end pitching
As freelancers, we get to set our own schedules, and match the days and hours that best suit hours with clients that are sympatico. Few, if any, assigning editors strictly work 9-5, Monday to Friday, and take off all public holidays.
Episode 209 will help you reframe when to pitch. This perspective in this episode has resulted in numerous listeners landing assignments that they otherwise would have delayed pitching.
South Africa’s electricity crisis has greatly worsened, and is expected to do more so in July. This episode is all about freelancing when things you might have taken for granted–like 24/7 electricity and wifi–aren’t available.
I respond to the seasons that change with the earth’s shifting weather and daylight hours. Here are some thoughts about the correlation between seasons and financial quarters.
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