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07Apr2008
Is This The Age of the Freelance Writer?
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 15:32
Zeitgeist
I have just read this post over at Daily Writing Tips and it got me thinking. The term was first coined by the German philosopher Hegel regarding when an idea, practice or philosophy have their particular time and certain concepts come to represent the Spirit of the Age. The rise of the internet and people's desire to get out of the rat race and work from home has led to a huge increase in the number of people attempting to start a freelance writing career. So my question is whether or not this is the :
Age of the Freelance Writer
If Hegel was right in his assumption that certain things happen because of the times we live in does this then mean that we are living in the age of the freelance writer? Every day a new website emerges that is dedicated to the craft or business of writing and freelance writing. Some of these will stay the course and the writer may well make a living from their craft, while others will eventually be left to gather dust.
If we do live in a freelance writing age what does this say about us as people, is the world becoming more or less literate; or is it simply that the 9-5 or later rat race has finally got to us all. That is not to say that freelance writing is not hard work, it certainly is, but it is hard work without all the worry of a boss, office politics, and fighting our way through rush hour traffic.
What do you think, is this the age of the freelance writer.?
I have just read this post over at Daily Writing Tips and it got me thinking. The term was first coined by the German philosopher Hegel regarding when an idea, practice or philosophy have their particular time and certain concepts come to represent the Spirit of the Age. The rise of the internet and people's desire to get out of the rat race and work from home has led to a huge increase in the number of people attempting to start a freelance writing career. So my question is whether or not this is the :
Age of the Freelance Writer
If Hegel was right in his assumption that certain things happen because of the times we live in does this then mean that we are living in the age of the freelance writer? Every day a new website emerges that is dedicated to the craft or business of writing and freelance writing. Some of these will stay the course and the writer may well make a living from their craft, while others will eventually be left to gather dust.
If we do live in a freelance writing age what does this say about us as people, is the world becoming more or less literate; or is it simply that the 9-5 or later rat race has finally got to us all. That is not to say that freelance writing is not hard work, it certainly is, but it is hard work without all the worry of a boss, office politics, and fighting our way through rush hour traffic.
What do you think, is this the age of the freelance writer.?
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According to thw US Dept of Labor, we're in a growth industry because of the expansion of the web, so yes, this IS the age of the freelancer.