5 Ways to Avoid Burnout in Your Freelance Writing Biz

Rethink how you approach both your career and your downtime

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If you’ve never had a day where you just wanna curl up in a ball and hit snooze, you’re probably not driving hard enough.

I’ve had them more times than I care to admit.

Job burnout is real, whether you work for a large company or work for yourself. Over time, you start hitting the snooze button; you procrastinate about starting projects; you suffer from writer’s block when it comes to getting your work done, and you don’t look forward to…well…much at all.

It may seem to come on suddenly, but these easy-to-miss signs start slowly and snowball until you question if you still want to continue being a freelancer.

While no one is immune to this dilemma, but there are ways you can prevent it from happening.

Interview potential prospects carefully

The interview process is crucial for weeding out high-maintenance clients and eliminating those who don’t want to support your efforts.

I like to call them vampire clients: they suck the energy out of you with their constant complaints, lousy edits, and questions. Trying to get a handle on this type of client in an…