Effective Freelance Writing

I am not strictly ‘a morning person’. I prefer to do my Freelance Writing work late into the night and get up as late as possible. Nevertheless, the late night part of my writing schedule is about organisation and structure of my written content, plus marketing. Because, despite having a heavy head in the mornings, that is the time I get my best writing ideas.

Are you like me: someone who wakes up with a head full of written content? I know that sounds strange (and it could well be down to working on my freelance writing projects just before I go to bed), but this works for me. I hastily grab pen and paper and sit with my morning coffee, jotting down everything which comes into my head. As I write notes, more ideas appear. They may be disorganised, but I can deal with that later, when I am fully awake.

Much later in the day, when I am more alert, I organise my notes according to projects and type up the articles for clients, or for blogs and email posts.

In the morning I am a creative person and later in the day I become an organised one, because I work according to my body’s rythms.

My partner, on the other hand, is not a ‘morning person’ in any sense of the word. His brain does not appear to function much at all until he has had at least two cups of coffee and some cigarettes. As to writing, he can hardly produce a single word (written or spoken) until he is fully awake. But come the evening, he is busy typing up all his freelance writing work and his ideas flow at the same time as he organises them.

Two different patterns of writing, but they both work, because we know what works best for us.

As a freelance writer, it is very important to know when you are at your most creative and when you are at your most organised. This way you will type your best written copy and be much more productive. There is no point in working against your body’s natural rythm. It will burn you out and your writing will not be as effective as it could be.

So think about this, the next time you type that copy. Have you found your best time to write?