Freelancing on the Go

Regular writing differs from freelance writing in a variety of ways: your level of commitment to an employer, your ownership of copyrights  and your pay scale.

One aspect that is today's highlight is the degree of freedom that you enjoy. A regular stint could nail you to your desk from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. With freelancing, time is yours for managing. You can even wing the activity while you go on vacation.

The key is to make your timeout as productive as possible. It's true that you might not be making any money during the time that you are away. However, you are not allowing your hiatus to dull your skills either.

Here are some writing activities that backpacking freelancers and writing aficionados can take on:

• Write a travelogue. Use vivid descriptions to convey and preserve your impression of the place.
• Take down notes. You can use these to craft a travel guide.
• Review your guesthouse or hostel. Trip Advisor welcomes this type of content.
• Stock up on blog posts. Pre-written entries will afford you the luxury to blog in absentia.
• Come up with lists. The information makes an excellent backbone for online articles.*

Distinguishing the Freelance Writer from the Regular Writer

I spent the weekend at the university. Though the tri-semester was supposed to end last month, I still had a mouthful of backlogs to take care of in my statistics, research and philosophy classes. 

My brief visit reminded me of a well-liked text book, which inspired this post: Lee and Friedlander's Feature Writing for Newspapers and Magazines. As observed by both authors, a lot of people these days still equate freelancing to unemployment or some lowly profession. A few more individuals use the terms "freelance writer" and "regular writer" interchangeably. 

Both positions are paid, after all. Besides, freelance writers can create content for a regular client, can they not? How do you distinguish the freelance writer from the regular writer?