What is this and why are you cranky?
My name is Ines Bellina and I’m currently fumbling my way through the freelance life. My newsletter offers everything I’ve learned about making it as a writer so you don’t have to make the same silly mistakes I did.
Since giving office jobs the finger in 2018, I’ve managed to make a living strictly as a wordsmith through a combination of content marketing, translation work, and the kind of writing dubbed cool by the cool kids. This means bylines in Shondaland, The A.V. Club, Chicago Magazine, The Takeout, Wine Enthusiast, and more.
I’m also currently trying to finish a collection of essays on food, family, and Peruvian history and you get to hear me whine about that too.
My newsletter includes:
Musings on my latest attempts at making a living through my writing, cause I can’t seem to let that teen dream go.
An action item for other writers and freelancers to complete that month, if it helps. I call it homework. I never claimed to be fun, I claimed to be cranky!
An actual income and progress report because I’m “edgy” like that.
Why pay?
One, it will help me go from cranky to mildly pleasant.
Two, your monetary support allows me to cover the costs of setting time aside to prepare and write these newsletters. I’m giving solid advice about making it as a freelance writer without every coining myself as a “thought leader” or “influencer.” I should be rewarded, lol.
Three, paid subscribers get:
Full access to the archive. For free sign-ups, posts are paywalled after a year. Not for you special folk, though!
Subscriber-only posts where I share my accepted pitches, residency and intensive applications, query letters, LOIs, templates and other miscellaneous material that I used to get published.
A weekly, one-hour zoom write-in for paid subscribers only starting January 2024
Other benefits coming in June 2024
As I’ve been repeating for pretty much every single issue of this newsletter, time is money when it comes to freelancing. It’s hard to invest the time when I’m hustling for the almighty capitalist gods.
With your support though I’ll be able to share even more of the ins-and-outs of a working, vagabonding, can’t-seem-to-settle-down writer.
I know not everyone can pay. If you’re in financial straits, just let me know and I’ll gift you a subscription, no questions asked. If you can only make a one-time donation, let me know and I’ll gift you a subscription as well.
If you’re making a fine mint in crypto or are rich because your last name is Roy, there is an option to give more as well.
In any case, a free subscription will give you helpful writing tips and other fun content. And sharing your love for the newsletter costs nothing.
Whatever your situation is, thank you so much for supporting and reading my work!
