Workbook // Season One Learning Materials

If you want all the resources we created for season one of the podcast, but you weren’t a recurring Patreon subscriber at the time, this workbook is for you.

Episode 1: Your Freelance Business Plan (worksheet)

Episode 2: Your Freelance Money Plan (worksheet), a FAQ on taxes, and a template for tracking your freelance payments.

Episode 3: A template for cold pitching editors, and a checklist for different places to find (regular) work.

Episode 4: Bonus episode on contracts, a checklist of things to watch out for when negotiating contracts, and a tip sheet on language to use when negotiating contracts

Episode 5: A sample of Wudan’s work matrix, and how she uses it to manage multiple assignments.

Episode 6: Tip sheet of networking do’s and don’ts, and an email template of how Wudan asks editors out to coffee.

Episode 7: Tip sheet for payment-related clauses to look out for, and templates on how to follow up on late payments.

Episode 8: Checklist of when you should say no to an assignment, and a tip sheet on how to say no.

Episode 9: Design a Benefits Package (worksheet), journal prompts & rescue strategies for burnout, and templates of out of office messages.

Episode 10: Career Planning 101 (worksheet), a sample of an edited resume, and two of Wudan’s successful fellowship applications + tips on applying for fellowships.