Finding Beauty in your Work

As freelance writers, we don’t punch a time clock or wear a uniform. We aren’t 9-to-5-ers, unless we want to be, of course. We have a beautiful job that encourages us to be creative. But it doesn’t always feel that way.

Sometimes, it can feel sluggish and boring and monotonous. Sometimes it feels like clients just want as many articles as possible, all about the same topic. Sometimes it feels like you can’t write fast enough. The beauty gets lost in our work because we’re too focused on the business of writing.

Find this beauty in every sentence. Image: sxc.hu

Anything you write, from the next chapter in your work-in-progress novel or the 30th article you’ve written about real estate financing this month, can have class. In fact, it has to if you want to continuously please your clients and be recommended to new clients.

You can go above class, though, and actually play with your work. I often say that I’m lucky to be doing what I love, but sometimes, it gets lost in the deadlines. Where’s the finesse?

We are artists. We make the work beautiful through our worlds. Remember that, even when you’re writing about topics you find uninteresting.