One of the hardest things about working as a freelance writer is seeking viable sources for worthwhile new projects. For the greatest chances of success, know your worth, don’t pay for job listings and be ready to submit your best writing samples (and maybe even take a test or two).

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So you’re looking to do some writing. Getting it right and keeping people interested can be hard work, regardless of what you’re writing for and how you’re going about it. You could be writing for fun, or because you’re writing for online marketing. Perhaps you’ve decided to start a blog. Whatever the reason, you’re going to want to get it right or nobody’s going to want to read it.

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The draw of the written world is difficult to resist when you are passionate about it. All I ever wanted was to be a writer. To earn lots of money from splurging my inner most quirks and eccentricity, and show the world that I knew what big words like ‘supercilious’ meant. Haters be damned.

They don’t tell you how difficult it is going to be though. The teachers tell you to be what you want to be. Your parents encourage you to reach for the stars. Unless of course, they are realistic, in which case they subtly point you towards being a lawyer or businessman. They don’t tell you the difficult days when you have nothing to do but play on partycasino.com or avoid doing exercise.

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Creative writing can offer aspiring authors and casual hobbyists alike a joy unparalleled by any other medium. Writers experience a liberty and creative license that can be even more addictive than the most engrossing of novels, but great writing doesn’t just come from great enthusiasm. There are entire volumes written to aid authors looking to improve their creative writing, but most writers could see immediate improvements just by avoiding these four mistakes

[Editors note: Not that we think Terry Pratchett makes these mistakes, we just really liked this image and HAD to upload it somewhere.]

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