Going Freelance? 16 Things All Creators Need To Know.

I’ve made all the mistakes. So you don’t have to.

Sheryl Garratt
The Startup
Published in
9 min readMar 29, 2024

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I’ve been a freelance writer for (gulp!) more than 30 years now. I’ve made all the mistakes — so you don’t have to.

Here are a few things I wish I’d known from the start of my career as a creator.

1. You can’t appeal to everyone

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Sheryl Garratt
The Startup

Writer; editor; coach, supporting creatives to step up and do their best work — and get paid for it! Find me at www.thecreativelife.net