EP348: 5 Tips for Building a Freelance Writing Practice While Working Full Time, Raising Kids, and Still Having a Life with Trish Larsen

EP348: 5 Tips for Building a Freelance Writing Practice While Working Full Time, Raising Kids, and Still Having a Life with Trish Larsen

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In this episode of The Savvy Scribe podcast, Janine sits down with nurse and freelance writer Trish Larsen to talk about building a freelance writing business while balancing a full-time job and family life. Trish shares her journey from bedside nursing to remote work and how she turned her natural writing skills into a flexible career.

Building a Freelance Writing Business as a Nurse

What You’ll Learn in This Episode
  • How Trish got started building a freelance writing business during COVID
  • Why you don’t need a full business plan to begin
  • How to identify your niche based on your nursing experience
  • Where to find clients (and why LinkedIn works so well)
  • How to balance a full-time job, family, and building a freelance writing business
Key Takeaways
  • Building a freelance writing business starts with interest and curiosity—not perfection
  • Your nursing experience already includes valuable writing skills you can use
  • You don’t need a website to start—just a few samples and confidence
  • Free resources (like business development centers) can help you get started faster
  • Communication with clients and understanding your audience are essential
  • Building a freelance writing business can ebb and flow depending on your season of life

About the Guest

Trisha Larsen, BSN, RN is a registered nurse, clinical content writer, and nearly three-decade veteran of the healthcare field. A lifelong learner with a passion for health education, she has spent her entire nursing career making complex medical information accessible and accurate.
 
Trisha’s clinical background spans emergency medicine, family practice, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, home care, long-term acute care, case management, and utilization management. She also holds certification as a pharmacy technician in both inpatient and outpatient settings. In 2012, she was named Nurse of the Year for her division within a health system of 9,000+ caregivers.
 
She is the founder of Lamplight Communications LLC, a freelance health writing practice built on the belief that good healthcare content should be written by someone who has actually lived the work.
 
Resources
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