About the Author

Rebecca L Waterman with husband, David

I was the child that could be seen at the side of the party, nose buried in a book as the rest of the children enjoyed the activities. I was the child that dreamed of greatness as she put pen to paper to craft her first feeble attempts at fiction. I was the child who wondered if she could ever create something as wonderful as the books that transported her into an alternate reality.

I might have grown up, but my love for reading and writing has not changed.

It was this love that first made me wonder if there wasn’t a way I could write for a living.

Following a degree at the University of Bristol in a quite unrelated field, Computer Science, I found myself in the position of Business Consultant for a reasonably large consultancy firm. The position paid well and certainly gave me an insight into the world of business that has come in handy time and time again in my new career of freelance writer. I knew that consultancy wasn’t my calling however, and so it was that I handed in my notice to create my own business.

And so RLWaterman Writing was born.

You can find out more about the specific writing services that I offer and about hiring me to create content for you on the ‘Hire Me‘ page of this website, should you be interested.

But for now allow me to say simply that stepping out on my own as a freelance writer is one of the best decisions that I have ever made (after marrying my wonderful husband of course). No two days are ever alike, as my work takes me from topic to topic in a dizzying spiral of research and content development. There are few greater feelings than being able to inform an interested party that you absolutely love your job.
 

About the Website

 
Enough about me. What about RLWaterman.com?

In my pursuit of a freelance writing career I was tempted by many products that seemed too good to be true. “Earn £1,000 After One Week Writing From Home!” “You Could Quit Your Job Tomorrow!” “Make One Million Pounds in One Year Writing Online!”

Suffice to say that if something looks too good to be true, it usually is.

In fact, the reason the authors of these eBooks and writing courses can often make these boasts is because they have legitimately made money online… By selling eBooks and writing courses that don’t contain much information in them to individuals just desperate to be paid to do what they love!

Now please don’t get me wrong, there are some genuinely excellent eBooks and courses out there, and one day I would love to put together some useful information myself into this format to help people get going. What I am talking about are the products that can cost significant amounts of money for absolutely no gain to you, the reader.

Rather than let another aspiring writer fall into the trap of spending hundreds, if not thousands, on the next big thing, I thought I would create a website where I could put together pieces of advice that I wish I had known when I had first started out. These humble web pages will be updated frequently with information on a range of different topics, from writing articles to optimising content for search engines, from motivating yourself to finding your first break and getting started.

The blog posts found on this website are honest and come from my own experiences. There is absolutely no charge for this information, but if you find it useful perhaps you could leave a helpful comment beside a post, or simply send me a message to let me know that you have found some benefit from my scribblings, or to suggest a topic for a future post.

I’m here to help you to realise your dream of making a living from freelance writing.