How to Work on a Large Freelance Writing Assignment

There will be many times in your freelance writing career when you are handed a large freelance writing assignment. Often times, the client will give you a large window of time to complete the assignment and get it turned in to them. With the rest of your freelance writing clients handing you smaller projects that need to be turned in well before the large freelance writing assignment is due. It is easy to put the larger assignment on the back burner until you find the time to work on it. If you are like most, the only time that you will find to work on this large assignment will be the night before it is due. Stop working yourself into this jam every time that you get handed a large freelance writing assignment. Follow these easy steps to work on and finish a large freelance writing assignment with ease.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Read over the entire request for the large freelance writing assignment the day that you are given it. It is best to know exactly how much work will be involved in the project before you attempt get it done. As a freelance writer, you know that there is often more to an assignment then just writing an article. Make sure that you look at what type of research and other preparation need to be done to do this large freelance writing assignment.

2. Count the number of working days that you have between the days that you are handed the large freelance writing assignment and the day that it is due. If you do not do your freelance writing on weekends, then do not include these days in the time that you have to do the assignment. This will give you an idea of exactly how much time that the client has given you to do the freelance writing assignment.

3. Break the large freelance writing assignment up into smaller tasks that can be done every working day from the first day that you were handed the assignment until the day that it is due. You do not need to spend a lot of time each day working on this large assignment. You do have other freelance writing clients that you will need to do work for as your work on the larger assignment. The important thing is to give yourself some work every day to accomplish this large freelance writing assignment.

4. Stick to your freelance writing schedule when it comes to the large assignment. Do not push off any of the work assignments that you have given yourself each day because the large freelance writing assignment is not due for a couple of weeks. If you do this, you will put yourself behind and in the position to not have the assignment done on time.

Resources

• Freelance Writing 101