Simply Write w/ Polly Campbell

130. Author Jen Singer Talks About Building a Diverse Career


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Diverse Skills Mean More Opportunity and a More Interesting Career for Freelance Writer and Editor Jen Singer

Author, ghostwriter, blogger, editor, and writing coach Jen Singer has crafted a successful writing career by honing a diverse set of skills and drawing from personal experience to help others. Jen writes books, speeches, articles, and other pieces for a range of clients and editors. She also coaches, develops book proposals, and serves as a developmental editor to other writers. She can also quote Springsteen like a boss.

Jen Singer's newest work, The Just Diagnosed Guides, evolved out of her personal health crisis. In these short guides, she shares what she learned as a patient and offers practical strategies and insights others can use when managing their own health challenges.

Writing, Jen says, is a way to connect and help others and she always wants to deliver something that will improve the readers' experience.

But finding different ways to deliver that material is the key to creating a sustainable freelance career.

There are a lot of ways to build a freelance business, but rarely do writers succeed by doing only one thing. Jen tells Polly that to last in the profession, writers must think like writers and entrepreneurs and continue to develop, adapt, and learn new skills to keep up with changing markets and opportunities. And, tune it to hear the business advice she gives her son about freelance work.

Talk writing with Polly and Become part of the Simply Write Community https://simplywrite.substack.com

Work with Jen: https://jen-singer.com/

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