Don’t worry about competition
Deb Ng has an interesting post that muses about whether or not you should worry about competition while applying for freelance writing jobs. I don’t think you should worry.
Why? Writing is, and always has been, a highly competitive field. There are better writers out there. And if they’re not better, they’re hungrier or better suited to a gig than you or I. There are a lot of gigs out there, and a lot more people going for them.
As I mentioned in a previous post:
It’s an unfortunate fact of the writing life that you?re not going to get every gig or every assignment that you apply for. You have to learn to deal with that. Sulking and whining because didn’t get a particular gig, no matter how perfect a fit with your skills and interests and experience it may have seemed, won’t help. You have to get over it and try again. And again. And again.
Do you worry about competition? Feel free to leave a comment and share your thoughts.