The Writer in the Wild
Shannon HilsonFreelance. Ferocious. A little feral.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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The Freelancer's Secret Job: Managing Client Anxiety
Managing the Room — Rendered by the author in GPT Image
When most people imagine freelance work, they inevitably picture a self-employed professional providing a service, and that’s about it.
The writer writes, the designer designs, and t...
The Difference Between Building an Audience and Building a Body of Work
Showing Up — Rendered by the author in GPT Image
So, sometime recently, I apparently passed the one-year anniversary of this whole creative experiment I’ve been investing in lately.
A year ago, I finally got around to dusting off the Sub...
The Lost Art of Being Interesting
Creative Compost — Rendered by the author in GPT Image
Like a lot of writers (probably), I feel like I spend a tremendous amount of time worrying about my creative output. Especially these days, even when I’m just writing for myself.
It’s...
Nobody Cares About Your Story (Unless They Can See Themselves in It)
Borrowed Lives — Rendered by the author in GPT Image
So, there’s a really particular issue I’ve noticed with pretty much any writer once they start exploring the wide, wonderful world of personal content. (Been there, done it. Passed on th...
Working Creatives Need More Than Productivity Right Now
Signals at Dusk — Rendered by the author in DALL-E
So, like most freelancers, I get that creative work (especially freelance creative work) involves periods of instability pretty much by definition. But I don’t think I’m alone in feeling l...
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Pro writer, illustrator, and content strategist. Walking curiosity cabinet. I "stack" about creative freedom and freelancing (Writer in the Wild), plus esoterica and alt-spirituality (Bone Garden).
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