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Starting a Freelance Academic Writing Career

Academic writing jobs include such tasks as academic essay writing, academic paper writing, academic research writing, academic term paper writing, academic thesis writing, academic report writing, academic review writing and many others. There are rules governing academic writing such as rules related to style and pattern, rules related to plagiarism and rules related to the language. Tutors and lecturers also set criteria for marking students on their academic writing.

One way to get started on academic writing jobs is through freelance writing. Essentially, you can decide what to write about, when you want to write and how much income you would like to earn. Online academic writing jobs also offer you more flexibility in terms of :

being able to take on your desired freelance writing projects being able to manage your time between family and work commitments better the opportunity to plan your working routine as you see fit

With the current economic climate, freelance writing is a good way to reduce expenses since you can work at any location you choose, you can save on commute expenses. You can also just eat at home instead of eating at overpriced restaurants.

When you go into freelance writing, you typically choose topics that you already have a lot of knowledge on. Thus, there will be little time required for research. As a result, the rate at which you produce articles can increase dramatically. Constantly producing many articles of good quality will impress clients and put you at the top of their list of people to call when they require writing services in your chosen subject field. However, the pressure of producing many articles should not tempt you towards committing plagiarism.

In writing academic jobs, you are not only required to write with impeccable grammar and spelling. You will also need to familiarise yourself with formatting requirements as well as referencing styles such as the APA, MLA, Harvard and Chicago Manual of Style.

At first, you may have to take on lower-paying assignments since you are just starting your freelance writing career. It is important to gain experience and accumulate your writing portfolio so you can eventually build a solid reputation.