When you’re ready to throw in the writing towel … look back to move forward.

Starting out as a freelance writer can be hard going. It isn’t easy to secure assignments, and sometimes it feels like the best thing to do is give up. When I started out a few years ago, after pitching a story I felt strongly about to twenty or more media outlets and getting only radio silence, I was feeling depressed. I sat at my desk, staring at the…