Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A leading B2B SaaS agency is hiring a freelance copy editor with 4+ years of experience to refine technical marketing content and website materials. Pay is $50–$85/hour.

• A boutique creative staffing firm is hiring a freelance GEO/SEO content writer to craft long-form articles, web copy, and content strategy for spirits and beverage brands. Pay is $40–$45/hour.

• A high-growth technology company is hiring a senior content writer to author deep-dive technical blog posts on software engineering systems, architecture, and tradeoffs. Pay is $100,000–$250,000/year plus equity.

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📝 New on the The Pitch List

• A major romance publisher is accepting unpublished manuscripts for a limited submission window. Debut authors receive $5,000 to $8,000 advances plus royalties for emotionally rich, small-town contemporary romance.

• A prestigious science publication is seeking reported essays and opinion pieces on science, disinformation, and culture (1,200-2,000 words). Pay is $1,500 for reported essays or $500 for opinion pieces, with payment on acceptance.

• A Peabody-winning audio storytelling platform is premiering short documentary audio portraits of everyday life with no length requirement. Creators receive a $500 honorarium and retain all rights to their work.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A dark-curiosity content creator with 3,900,000 followers across social platforms is hiring researcher-writers for YouTube documentary shorts on true crime, unsolved mysteries, and dark history. Pay is $1,500-$2,500/project.

• An American-made direct-to-consumer HVAC filter brand is hiring a remote copywriter and content strategist to build a research-backed story bank for paid ads and creator partnerships. Pay is $80,000-$100,000/year.

• A national security software firm is hiring a principal technical writer to document mission-critical data operations platforms for the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. Pay is $100,000-$247,000/year.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A communications firm is hiring an entry-level freelance Social Copywriter to create content. Pay is $70-$85/hour.

• A biotech company focused on precision oncology is hiring an Associate Director or Director of Medical and Regulatory Writing. Pay is $182,000-$256,000/year.

• A major tech company is hiring a contract Content Writer to create B2B marketing assets for generative AI and search advertising products. Pay is $42-$48/hour.

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Hi writers,

In 2024, a client flew me to Vienna to work on their book. I stayed in a gorgeous rooftop flat and ate schnitzel with my client’s family. And yes, I have the obligatory photo in front of the State Opera.

That same year, I had lunch with a client in Singapore. I wandered Gardens by the Bay and paid $9 for a pour-over (Singapore is just as expensive as SF, it turns out!)

The next spring, I went to a writing retreat in a hundred-year-old farmhouse in Tuscany. Olive trees, fresh honey on the breakfast table, long walks between writing sessions. The air smelled like lavender and wood smoke.

I get to live like this on a writer’s income.

Here’s how: I delegated.

I hired people to handle the parts of my business that weren’t writing. I brought on assistants and and social media managers. They cost a lot. But they bought back the hours I wanted for my own creative projects.

I wrote a whole chapter about buying back your time in Write for Money and Power, my book which I keep priced at 99 cents on purpose.

These days I spend most of my time here at home in San Francisco. Morning light hits Sutro Tower through the bay windows of our old Victorian, and I can walk to a national park with an insanely good Yuzu matcha latte in hand.

I take tennis lessons at my home courts in the Golden Gate Park. I read 80+ books a year. On Tuesday afternoons, I teach a Yin yoga class priced at a sliding scale to make yoga accessible for my local community. And my next novel, Let Me Be Your Ghost, comes out November 18.

That’s what my virtual business buys me: an abundance of time for analog things.

✍️ You don’t need to hire a team anymore

I know a lot of you are tired of posting on social media to sell your books or bring readers to your Substack. You’d rather be writing. (Same.)

Marketing still has to happen, because people have to find your work before they can read and love it. But if you can’t hire help, you can now do a lot of it with a few tools and automations, for less than $100 a month.

I tested it this summer. My husband Kyle Cords and I launched a brand-new Instagram account for CozyJobs, the jobs platform we built together. It reached 1.1 million views in its first 30 days, and the weekly routine now takes me about an hour.

🤫 The part I saved for last

Yes, some of those tools are AI. I know how some of you feel about that.

When these tools first showed up, I wrote a whole newsletter essay making fun of them. (”These tech bros think they can replace us? Idiots.”) So I understand the anger.

Using them for a few years changed my mind, with one rule. The ideas, the stories, and the final yes stay mine. The tools handle the chores around them, like editing videos, captions, scheduling, and reading the numbers — I would have already outsourced these tasks to others, so I don’t mind AI handling them instead.

Let the robot schedule the posts. You write the book only you can write.

🗓️ Come to my free class on October 13

On Tuesday, October 13 at 9 AM PT (12 PM ET), I’m teaching a free 45-minute Lightning Lesson on Maven: How I Turned Instagram Views Into Customers With AI. It’s for writers who want to sell books, grow a Substack, or build a creative business without living on social media.

I’ll show you:

• What gets views, and what actually brings in readers and customers

• How to keep your posts sounding like you

• My whole tool stack, what each tool costs, and where I still make every call

Can’t make it live? Register anyway. Maven sends the recording to everyone who signs up.

✍️ RSVP for free here!

See you on the 13th. Bring your hardest marketing question (and your coffee).

-Amy

P.S. You can keep AI tools out of your writing completely. Draft by hand, on a typewriter, however your process works. But let the tools take the boring, rote stuff off your plate, so you have more time for the creative work itself.

Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A clinical research organization is hiring a Principal Medical Writer with clinical focus to lead regulatory documents and mentor other writers. Pay is $132,000-$151,000/year.

• A health education platform is hiring a YouTube scriptwriter to turn doctor and surgeon expertise into compelling 6- to 10-minute videos. Pay is $5,000-$7,000/month.

• A major social media platform is hiring a contract Content Specialist to curate high-quality content and evaluate AI-generated news writing. Pay is $39-$48/hour.

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✍️ New Opportunities for Writers

• A state arts council is offering grants of $500 to $5,000 to creative writers for professional development activities including mentorship, learning opportunities, and business-skill building. Value: $500-$5,000.

• A prestigious literary institution is awarding $15,000 to recognize excellence in American literature across all book categories, with winners announced annually.

• A major research library is accepting applications for 4-9 month fellowships providing $5,000 per month to scholars working on large-scale book manuscripts tied to the library’s collections.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A fiction editing job at a major publisher. Pay is $98,000/year.

• A premium publishing program is hiring a freelance Senior Book Development Strategist to shape books from conception through completion, working with authors and editorial teams.

• A major legal publishing company is hiring a Senior Specialist Legal Editor with capital markets expertise to create practical content for startups. Pay is $119,700/year.

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Hi writers,

This Friday I’m going on Substack Live with , and I’d love for you to be there.

Brooke is the publisher and co-founder of She Writes Press, COO of The Stable Book Group, and co-founder of Memoir Nation with Grant Faulkner (who joined me on a Live this past summer and connected me to Brooke!). Brooke spent thirteen years in traditional publishing before starting her own press in 2012, and over 10,000 people read her Substack, Writerly Things, every Sunday.

Here’s what we’ll get into:

• How publishing money works: what hybrid authors pay, what they keep, and what separates the ones who earn it back

• Why her most-read post tells most writers to stop querying agents, and what to do with those six months instead

• Writing about real people in memoir without getting sued

• How to spot a fake “book marketer” before they take your money

• What sells books, and one thing you can do this month if you don’t have a platform yet

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So many of you are writing a book on the side of client work. A novel, a memoir, a nonfiction book built on your expertise, or someone else’s book as their ghostwriter. Brooke has seen the business side of hundreds of books from the inside, and this is the conversation to have before you spend a dollar (or a year) on the wrong path. Bring your questions, too. I’ll save time at the end for them.

Join us live on Substack:

Friday, October 2 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET

✍️ Save your spot and get notified when we go live

See you there,

-Amy

Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A video game company is hiring a remote narrative designer to help with storytelling. Pay is $85,000-$125,000/year.

• A digital media brand focused on television news is hiring freelance TV writers for news and feature content. Pay is $21-$25/hour.

• A staffing firm is hiring a remote contract medical writer for a 12-month assignment supporting clinical regulatory documentation for a medical device client. Pay is $52-$61/hour.

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📝 New on the The Pitch List

• A premier romance publisher is seeking manuscripts across various subgenres, including inspirational romantic suspense, small-town romance, and high-concept contemporary stories. Pay is $4,000–$6,500.

• A political digital publication is hiring journalists for short reported stories on the intersection of AI, politics, and policymaking. Pay is $1–$2/word.

• An indie press is seeking original, Arthurian-inspired short stories featuring classic legendary figures for an upcoming anthology. Pay is $0.08/word.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A global healthcare communications agency is hiring a freelance senior copywriter to lead copy strategy, mentor junior writers, and present concepts to clients. Pay is $65/hour.

• A major tech company is hiring an editorial writer for its global marketing communications team to craft concepts across advertising, campaigns, and product launches. Pay is $81-$127/hour.

• A federal technology consulting firm is hiring a junior copywriter to support communications for US defense, national security, and public safety clients. Pay is $74,300-$147,900/year.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A major enterprise software company is hiring a Portfolio Messaging Strategist to shape positioning. Pay is $124,000-$223,100/year.

• A creative agency is hiring an entry-level Copywriter for social content development and creative support in a healthcare marketing environment. Pay is $70-$85/hour.

• A tech marketing team is seeking a B2B Copywriter for white papers, email campaigns, and landing pages on a remote contract basis. Pay is $65-$70/hour.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A major creative agency is hiring a freelance medical copywriter for pharmaceutical marketing campaigns. Pay is $45-$55/hour.

• A leading international publisher is seeking a temporary copy editor for branded content across digital platforms. Pay is $75/hour.

• A hyper-growth cybersecurity firm founded by former NSA operatives is hiring a senior content copywriter to build strategy and shape industry perception. Pay is $113,400-$141,800/year plus equity.

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✍️ New Opportunities for Writers

• A major health journalism foundation is awarding grants to independent reporters and freelancers covering healthcare policy and affordability, with most individual grants ranging from $15,000 to $30,000.

• A prestigious literary award program is recognizing outstanding published works that explore racism and cultural diversity across five categories, with winners receiving $30,000 and a ceremony in Cleveland.

• An arts advocacy organization is selecting six fellows from creative disciplines for mentorship and a $20,000 grant to support directly impacted artists and writers.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A highly regulated healthcare advertising agency is hiring a Vice President, Creative Director of Copy to lead its copy discipline and mentor a team of writers and editors. Pay is $180,000–$265,000/year.

• A marketing and staffing agency is hiring a senior freelance copywriter to conceptualize brand campaigns and develop integrated messaging strategies for a short-term remote project. Pay is $70–$75/hour.

• A popular online digital publication is hiring freelance history and true crime writers to craft 800–1,500 word SEO-optimized articles. Pay is $150/post.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A wellbeing course platform is hiring a freelance email marketer and copywriter for product launches and sales campaigns. Pay is $50-$65/hour.

• A major runner’s magazine publisher is hiring a temporary editor to refine manuscripts and maintain editorial excellence. Pay is $75/hour.

• A pharmaceutical company is hiring an Associate Director of Medical Writing to lead regulatory document development and oversee multiple programmes. Pay is $166,000-$193,000/year.

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📝 New on the The Pitch List

• A major publication is seeking deeply researched longform pitches for an upcoming feature issue on secrets, coverts, and national security. Pay is $2,000.

• A digital media outlet is seeking recurring column and multimedia pitches for multi-part, series-based storytelling concepts. Pay is $1,000/post.

• A top metropolitan newspaper is seeking first-person essays on true love and relationships set in Southern California. Pay is $400/essay.

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Here are some of the highlights of today’s writing job board:

• A medical device company is hiring web copywriters for diabetes education content and website development. Pay is $45-$50/hour.

• A character-driven comedy brand is seeking a comedy writer for relatable, adult-first content. Pay is $1,300-$1,600/month.

• A metabolic health startup is hiring a Creative Director of Copy to lead brand messaging. Pay is $190,000-$205,000/year.

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