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Medical writing is an exciting profession! The work is inspiring and often rewarding, and the necessity for medical writers is vast. Few people elect to choose medical writing as profession; most of us fit into it. Lot of us have technical or medical degrees (e.g., PharmD, MD, PhD, in a scientific field) and have gained experience in the field (e.g., […]
Medico-Marketing is a process of information exchange that happens between a drug manufacturer and the consulting doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist or with the patients. The objective of this exchange is to explain the company’s products and how it will assist the consumers in prognosis or treatment of the health related problem.
When you decide to hire yourself out as a freelance writer or a freelance medical writer you will want to know about how you will be paid. This is usually the first question on anyone’s mind when applying for a job, these days. Both the employer and employee want a fair exchange of work for money. Occasionally the employer will […]
So, you are at the point of starting your freelance writing business, but you’re unsure of the legalities. Although there is a lot of jargon and some forms to fill out, the process is quite simple and will serve you well in the long run. Even if you want to just hire yourself out for contract work you will still […]
Many freelance medical writers complain of slow-paying clients. No matter what you do, you just can’t escape such clients as a majority of them have standard long turnaround periods (even up to 8 weeks) for making payments to external parties including freelance writers. Some clients have genuine cash flow problems and avoid paying until they are in a position to […]
As a freelance writer you will want to know how to make your finances work so that you are getting a regular income. Payments for freelance writing can be erratic or delayed. Having a plan to deal with this is essential. This is your business so you need to treat it like a business. You can be as nice as […]
One of the most difficult things to reconcile when becoming a freelance writer is: how much do I charge for my work? You may be wondering if there is a set rate for new writers or if there is any place to check out what others get. You may also be wondering if your work is worth getting paid for. […]
Most of us write alone without talking about or discussing the ideas we communicate through our writing with anyone. We identify what we want to write about, research about it, create drafts, crosscheck, revise, edit and what not, all by ourselves, without much help from anyone else. However, writing need not be such a solitary activity all the time. In […]