Comments on: Are You Suffering Behind the Scenes?

By: Craig Wright

Craig Wright — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:45:01 +0000

Great article again…wish you’d posted it last year though! I found out the hard way that taking a break is the only way out. (Although focusing on technical writing has helped too).

Funnily enough, I started copywriting because I’d become bored with technical writing. Now I’m starting to get interested in technical writing and am keen to take a break from copywriting for a bit. Doing different types of writing definitely helps to shake you out of a rut.

By: Zain Munawari

Zain Munawari — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:19:28 +0000

Heather,

That’s a wonderful post. Thanks for sharing :)

By: Amy C. Teeple

Amy C. Teeple — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:13:27 +0000

Did you used to work for my previous employer? :-) During my last 9-to-5 job our clients were cosmetic dentists, attorneys, plastic surgeons, ophthalmologists, and bariatric surgeons. I could tell you how to makeover every part of your body and how to sue if it didn’t work out like you wanted. Ugh.

When I first went out on my own, I had a lot of experience in those fields and found myself still writing dental and legal websites. Thankfully, I was able to branch out.

Even after all this time, it is still a nice reminder to give yourself a break. Thanks!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:44:40 +0000

In reply to Jenni. Fantastic! Let us know how your "writing breaks" work out!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:44:17 +0000

In reply to Katherine Andes. Good for you! Variety is certainly the spice of life - and it helps keep boredom at bay. :)

By: Katherine Andes

Katherine Andes — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:12:31 +0000

Heather, THAT is why I don’t like niching too tightly. I don’t mind saying I’ve done a lot of work in a certain field, but I sure as heck won’t brand myself as the “such and such copywriter.” As a result, I haven’t had the experience you describe and I don’t want to.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:22:51 +0000

Another post hits the nail firmly on the head…

I clicked on my email just after finishing YET ANOTHER seemingly homogenised blog post for a client in my ‘niche’ and every word of this rang so true… I like the idea of writing breaks a couple of days a week and will be trying very hard to implement them shortly. Thanks again!