Freelancers
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8 tips for building community and camaraderie as a freelancer
If working for yourself feels isolating, these freelancers and a neuroscientist have some advice.
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How I pitched a story about runners on Ozempic to Women’s Health magazine
See the exact pitch — and its circuitous backstory — that landed my article in a national print magazine many…
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5 tips for maximizing AI as a freelance journalist
During October’s Lunch & Learn, freelancers revealed how ethical use of AI has supercharged their careers.
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A therapist’s advice to freelance journalists on coping with job uncertainty
AI and other factors are making journalism careers feel particularly unstable. A therapist who specializes in unemployment and meaning in…
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What eating disorder experts want journalists to know about GLP-1s
At an AHCJ event in New York, psychologists clashed with an obesity medicine specialist over the promise and perils of…
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Freelance journalists share their financial challenges and potential solutions
At September’s Lunch and Learn, AHCJ freelance members talked candidly about how they make their finances work in an increasingly…
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The pitch that landed a Slate feature on ‘self-aware narcissists’
Freelancer Nick Keppler’s recent story on “self-aware narcissists” caught a Slate editor’s attention. See how he structured his pitch.
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Should freelance journalists get an LLC? A Q&A with financial expert Chase Spenst
Making yourself an official business has some legal and tax benefits, but the process isn’t without costs.
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How I Pitched It: Freelancer shares precise pitch that became Guardian feature
In this new series, Anna Medaris asks fellow freelancers to share the exact pitch that yielded an assignment and why…
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Freelancers reveal side gigs that help pay bills — and fuel creativity
For many freelance journalists, making money on non-writing work is personally and professionally satisfying.
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