Comments on: Freelance Writer Burnout

By: Recession Busting Mom

Recession Busting Mom — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:32:32 +0000

Having worked online for 12 years I recently got to a definite burn out stage. The majority of my income is passive income so I took time out to recharge my batteries and now feel refreshed and raring to go again. Sometimes just time out is all you need.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:18:51 +0000

Last summer I experienced writer’s burnout bad. I was writing 7 days a week for at least 6-7 hours a day. Now that doesn’t seem like that many hours but on top of all my other responsibilities and only getting 3-4 hours a sleep at night it was horrible. What I did was to take a different path and stop writing for clients and start writing for myself. I decided to get into Internet marketing instead and pursue passive income opportunities. I can say that since then I have not gotten burned out and I frequent Facebook much less these days. LOL

By: tumblemoose

tumblemoose — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:11:12 +0000

Chris,

Yuppers it does sneak up on ya alright. That’s why it’s so dangerous. You don’t realize you’re in the muck until you’re covered head to toe with the stuff.

George

By: tumblemoose

tumblemoose — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:09:57 +0000

Mark, Aww jeez. I wouldn’t go THAT far. A contract is a contract and I’m sure they deserve it!

George

By: tumblemoose

tumblemoose — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:08:59 +0000

Marisa,

I’m a big believer of getting away to charge the ol’ batteries. It works and yes, the benefits outweigh any consequences.

Cheers

George

By: tumblemoose

tumblemoose — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:07:51 +0000

Hi Allena,

Thanks for dropping by with the tip. It is an awesome idea. I was experiencing a bit of burn out and then I got an assignment naming and adding product descriptions for a line of lip glosses aimed at teenage girls. Had the most fun ever with that one!

George

By: Christopher Anderson

Christopher Anderson — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:35:22 +0000

I find getting away from things is definitely the best method for me to keep from getting burnout. Even if it’s just for a couple hours. It seems like it just sneaks up on ya too.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:40:29 +0000

Dang, from the symptoms I just realised I’m getting burned out. Thanks Dr Tumblemoose. I should probably see if I can cancel the hit on my last client.

By: Marisa Birns

Marisa Birns — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:23:21 +0000

Love your idea of long weekend at a B&B. Yep, that would take care of a whole lot of things!

And agree that if it truly needs to happen, short term losses doesn’t tell the whole story or ruin long term gains.

Thanks from someone who’s not a crispy critter!

By: Allena

Allena — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:49 +0000

Here’s another idea– might not work for everyone, but it’s worked for me: Take on a different type of project. I’ve been managing a big translation project for a publisher (that I originally worked with on editing). It’s all managerial- records, managing ICs, billing, etc. I miss writing! Of course, ok, not everyone can do translation, specifically, but many writers can switch genres, or take on editing or proofreading instead of writing, etc.