✍️ Desk of Amy Suto: Embracing a Portfolio Career as a Writer/Creator
Why "portfolio careers" are the future.
📖 3-Minute Story: Embracing a Portfolio Career as a Writer/Creator
Many people are turning away from traditional full-time jobs in favor of “portfolio careers.”
A portfolio career is a mix of multiple types of work. You might be an entrepreneur who also freelances: you might be a Substack newsletter writer who also pens books and offers coaching services.
I’ll use myself as an example:
✍️ Embracing My Portfolio Career as a Writer/Creator
Over the past few months, I’ve struggled to clarify what my “identity” is as a writer:
I do freelance writing for my memoir ghostwriting clients. I write for you here on Substack. I share what I know on my social platforms, and occasionally do brand deals with companies. I have a thriving blog at AmySuto.com where I also sell my services. Oh, and I’m about to come out with my new fiction book series, The Nomad Detective — which you can pre-order here!
That’s a lot!
But I love every piece of my diverse set of work as a writer. And instead of trying to pigeonhole myself into one identity (writer or freelancer or author or…?) I’m embracing that I have a portfolio of projects that make up my fulfilling career as a writer/creator who travels the world making cool stuff.
One of the best first steps into a portfolio career is as a freelancer. It’s a first step I recommend to all writers because you’re able to get paid as you hone your craft and build out your income streams.
I also think that working with clients is incredibly fulfilling and fun — and you have more control over your schedule as a freelancer, and are by default fully remote.
If you want to learn more about how to build the first step in your portfolio career as a freelance writer, you can take advantage of all my freelance writing resources below:
Get my book Six-Figure Freelance Writer or listen to the audiobook for free here.
Need more accountability? Want a tailored curriculum to help you build your freelancing business? I’m offering 30% off my signature 1-on-1 30 Days to Freelancing Foundations coaching program for the next 24 hours! 🚨
Check out more of my posts on freelance writing below:
Here are more posts of mine you may find interesting:
✨ 2 Things I’ve Read and Loved This Week…
- ’s piece on How to Get 100 Book Reviews in 10 Days. Getting reviews for your published book on Amazon is hard — and Renee’s method is clear and actionable.
Anna Mackenzie’s series on Portfolio Careers helped to inspire this post, read the first article in her series here.
✍️ 1 Journal Prompt
What does your ideal workday look like? What’s the view from your perfect office? What does your desk look like? What types of things are you doing in your day? What challenges are bringing you satisfaction?
Feel free to share your reflections in the comments:
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📸 Photo of the Week: Post-Workout Matcha Latte
A coffeeshop near our apartment here in Istanbul serves amazing matcha with vanilla oat milk — and it does not disappoint. I’ve been stopping here after my morning workouts to enjoy an iced matcha latte before diving into my writing for the day!
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Sending creativity and good writing vibes your way,
-Amy
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Congrats on the audiobook Amy!