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A career as a health writer

Information about CVs, finding paid jobs, getting employed, freelance life, setting rates, career goals, and more – it’s your one-stop-shop to a successful health writing career.

non-negotiable terms for freelance medical writers

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 20, 2022 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Non-negotiable terms for freelance medical writers

Wondering about the non-negotiable terms you need to include in your contract?

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

entry-level medical writer job

LAST UPDATED January 11, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED April 22, 2022 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to find an entry-level medical writer job

Broaden your scope and search terms to find relevant entry-level medical writing jobs.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

a day in the life of a regulatory medical writer

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 18, 2021 | BY Marwa Saleh

A day in the life of a regulatory medical writer

Gain an inside peek into working in regulatory medical writing.

Filed Under: Growing your career

day in the life of a medcomms agency medical writer

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 18, 2021 | BY Marwa Saleh

A day in the life of a medcomms agency medical writer

Ever wondered what it would be like working in a medical communications agency?

Filed Under: Growing your career

results-driven language

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 5, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How do you help your clients achieve their goals? The power of results-driven language

Results-driven language focuses on the specific results you’ve achieved for your clients, not only the tasks you’ve accomplished.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

language and confidence

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED July 29, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How your business language can harm your confidence

When you stop calling yourself a beginner, you will take your career more seriously. You’ll grow faster and gain confidence in your abilities.

Filed Under: Growing your career, How to be a more confident writer

the pros and cons of hourly rates

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED June 8, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

The pros and cons of hourly rates

Wondering if it’s better to charge per hour or per project? Here are the pros and cons of hourly rates for freelance health writers.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

freelance health and medical writing business

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED April 27, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

3 questions to help you choose a niche for your freelance health & medical writing business

Three essential questions to help you focus and pick the right niche.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED December 26, 2020 | BY Michelle Guillemard

110 websites that accept health article pitches guide

Your guide to getting published in 2023 and beyond.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

Becoming a freelance health writer right out of college It IS possible

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED November 10, 2020 | BY Audrey Robin

Becoming a freelance health writer right out of college: It IS possible

Have you bought into the lie that you need an “adult job” before you can begin a career as a freelance health writer? We’re here to bust that myth completely.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

virtual conferences

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 30, 2020 | BY Carla Eisenstein

Embracing virtual conferences: 5 lessons from AMWA 2020

You can find opportunities to network and learn, even when the conference is virtual.

Filed Under: Growing your career, How to be a more confident writer

How to stay focused and organise your research

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 6, 2020 | BY Marwa Saleh

How to stay focused and organise your research

Avoid the lure of rabbit holes.

Filed Under: Health writing, How to be a more confident writer

How to keep clients coming back: Tips on turning clients into lifetime fans

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 6, 2020 | BY Natricha Levy McFarlane

Keep clients coming back: Tips on turning clients into lifetime fans

Freelance writing need not be synonymous with constantly searching for new clients. Here’s how to tilt the scale in your favour and turn clients into lifetime fans.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

how to nail your next writing test in a job interview

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED August 31, 2020 | BY Carla Eisenstein

How to nail your next writing test in a job interview

Health writing job interviews often include writing tests. Is that okay – and, if so, how can you conquer the test?

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, Health communication research, How to be a more confident writer

how to write a winning pitch

LAST UPDATED January 12, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED August 31, 2020 | BY Marwa Saleh

How to write a winning article pitch

Have an idea for an article but not sure how to pitch it? Here’s how to write an article pitch that gets noticed.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

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