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Devon Delfino

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New to Freelance Writing? Don’t make this common (expensive) mistake.

Or: How I went from $13,000 a year to $80k+ a year as a writer.

Dec 11, 2024

New to Freelance Writing? Don’t make this common (expensive) mistake.

Dec 11, 2024

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UX Collective

Style guide: examples and best practices

What is a style guide?

Aug 13, 2020

Screenshot of MailChimp’s style guide.

Aug 13, 2020

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The Startup

How to Improve Your Business Writing Style

Writing is a skill that doesn’t come naturally to everyone, but it’s often a significant part of working professionals’ lives. Luckily…

May 18, 2020

How to Improve Your Business Writing Style

May 18, 2020

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Unnerved//Writer

How to Create Productivity Systems You Won’t End Up Ignoring

Does this sound familiar?: You create a system, it works like a dream, but you end up abandoning it two weeks later. Here’s why that…

Sep 9, 2019

How to Create Productivity Systems You Won’t End Up Ignoring

Sep 9, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

How to Get Over Your Fear of the Blank Page Forever

When you first start writing, the idea of opening a new document can be intimidating. Here’s how to get around that.

Sep 6, 2019

How to Get Over Your Fear of the Blank Page Forever

Sep 6, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

What No One Tells You About Saving for Emergencies

We all know it’s a good thing to do, but no one tells you what it’s really like. Especially if you have mental health issues.

Sep 5, 2019

What No One Tells You About Saving for Emergencies

Sep 5, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

5 Days That Show What It’s Actually Like To Be a Freelance Writer

Because it’s always good to have examples to draw from, especially when your job doesn’t come with clearly defined rules, and you’re…

Sep 4, 2019

5 Days That Show What It’s Actually Like To Be a Freelance Writer

Sep 4, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

11 Ways to Declutter Your Life When You Feel Extra Productive

We’ve all been told that clutter messes with our minds, but sometimes we need a little inspiration to get us going.

Sep 3, 2019

11 Ways to Declutter Your Life When You Feel Extra Productive

Sep 3, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

A Semi-Successful Freelance Writer’s Month In Review: August

A look at how one person is making freelance writing work alongside mental health issues.

Aug 30, 2019

A Semi-Successful Freelance Writer’s Month In Review: August

Aug 30, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

Four Ways to Make Your Writing Goals More Attainable

It’s good to have goals — but you have to make sure you can actually accomplish them if you’re going to move forward.

Aug 29, 2019

Four Ways to Make Your Writing Goals More Attainable

Aug 29, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

5 Non-Writing Things You Can Do to Prepare For Bad Mental Health Days

I wouldn’t call myself a doomsday prepper — but I can definitely relate to that whole just-in-case-of-zombie-apocalypse mentality.

Aug 28, 2019

5 Non-Writing Things You Can Do to Prepare For Bad Mental Health Days

Aug 28, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

How to Create Your Ideal Daily Schedule As a Freelance Writer

Because unlimited flexibility can be really overwhelming.

Aug 27, 2019

How to Create Your Ideal Daily Schedule As a Freelance Writer

Aug 27, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

Six Strategies to Make Freelance Writing Work for Those With Chronic Anxiety

Mental health issues and work don’t mix, but there are ways to get around that, quiet the noise in your head and get to work.

Aug 26, 2019

Six Strategies to Make Freelance Writing Work for Those With Chronic Anxiety

Aug 26, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

Oh, hi there

I hope you had a great week — mine was so so. Plenty of work to be done, but not that much energy to get all of it done. So I decided to…

Aug 23, 2019

Aug 23, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

Beginner Freelance Writer Mistake #1 — Fighting Against the Nature of Freelancing

The world of freelancing is a lawless place, and that makes it extremely easy to fall into common pitfalls.

Aug 23, 2019

Beginner Freelance Writer Mistake #1 — Fighting Against the Nature of Freelancing

Aug 23, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

5 Ways to Leverage Good Mental Health Days and Stay Ahead of Bad Ones

Bad days are inevitable, regardless of your mental health status. These tips can help you stay ahead of that invisible, sharp bend in the…

Aug 22, 2019

5 Ways to Leverage Good Mental Health Days and Stay Ahead of Bad Ones

Aug 22, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

Freelancing with Anxiety: Here’s How to Manage Your Money

Dealing with an income that’s constantly in a state of flux is stressful. Doing it when you have anxiety and/or depression can be even…

Aug 21, 2019

Freelancing with Anxiety: Here’s How to Manage Your Money

Aug 21, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

What to Do When You Enter the Freelancing Twilight Zone

What do you do when you’re in between projects, you’re financially comfortable, and there’s no real crisis to deal with — yet you feel…

Aug 20, 2019

What to Do When You Enter the Freelancing Twilight Zone

Aug 20, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

Actually, You Don’t Have to Write Every Day

I don’t know where this idea started, but it does nothing to help a vast majority of people who are still afraid to call themselves writers…

Aug 19, 2019

Actually, You Don’t Have to Write Every Day

Aug 19, 2019

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Unnerved//Writer

Welcome!

Thanks so much for following Unnerved//Writer, it’s so good to see that there’s interest in freelancing with mental health issues. Feel…

Aug 16, 2019

Aug 16, 2019

Devon Delfino

Devon Delfino

she/they

Independent journalist, SF/F writer. Bylines: the L.A. Times, Teen Vogue, the Establishment, etc. | IG: @authordevondelfino

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