The following is a sponsored episode.

Hey, everyone.

Today we are joined by Erica Anderson on the podcast.

I'm so excited because I was telling Erica, actually before we hit record, that the timing

of our conversation is perfect because I literally just got off

my interview with a freelance writer at Business Insider. And then Erica just landed a pitch of hers

at Business Insider and we'll be writing an article for them soon. So it ties in perfectly with

this conversation of how you can be paid to write for major publications. So, Erica, welcome to our show.

I'm so excited to be here, Ellen. I listen to every episode. So it's an honor. Oh, that means a

world to me. Thank you so much. There's nothing better than having a loyal listener on our show

because then you get our community and what we're here to talk about. And actually, this topic, Erica,

I was super excited when I saw this come through my inbox because it is a topic we have never

covered on the show before. You know, we've had publicity focused interviews, but never one

from the other side of being the actual writer rather than the person being profiled or interviewed.

So anyways, Erica, you are a freelance writer.

You've been published in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post,

good housekeeping, New York Post, Newsweek, and more.

And you're also a contributing writer for Christianity today

and a published author of two traditional books as well. I wanted to

actually start off by asking a more technical question because I'm going to operate under the

assumption that our listeners may not be familiar with this world. What is the difference between

a freelance writer and a contributing writer as you distinguish for certain publications that you write for? Well, they sort of overlap. So as a contributing writer as you distinguish for, you know, certain publications that you write for.

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