In recent years I have stopped marketing myself as a writer, and have used other position titles that are more encompassing, like some kind of consultant. Business and technical writing have always been central to my skill set, and still are, but I also have gained a lot of experience doing things that got the writing done, like systems analysis, business analysis, organizational analysis, business process analysis, and information architecture. I have been hired under such titles, but I’ve always found that the writing never stops — there is always a need to capture knowledge if you have the skills.

My point is that when the advertised writing jobs dry up, it’s possible to market yourself under other job titles and still keep on writing.

Another idea about dread – if I find myself dreading talking to a client, sweating a client project, or feeling violently ill just when thinking about a client, I often realize that that client is wrong for me. Yet another way the body talks to and through you!

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