Freelance choices: Business development of developing a business?

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:29:50 +0000

Freelance choices: Business development or developing a business? In this article I explore the business options available in running a successful freelance medical writing enterprise.

Sam Hamilton’s guest edit of EMWA journal

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:00:47 +0000

tws-2009-1-web-v06.pdf: I guest edited the March 2009 issue of the European Medical Writers Association journal, The Write Stuff. The theme is ‘Regulatory Medical Writing’ and my guest editorial appears on page 4. This is my first foray into editing and I really enjoyed it. I hope you can find time for a spot of light reading!

Freelance business survey 2007

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:45:20 +0000

Freelance business survey 2007: Check out the freelance medical writers’ salary survey, first published in 2007 in EMWA’s publication, The Write Stuff.

My second year in business: Oct 2007 – end Sep 2008

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:42:33 +0000

Freelance medical writing Oct 07 to end Sep 08: Read about my continuing journey as a freelance medical writer in my second full year of business.

Review of Deborah Early’s booklet on careers in regulatory writing

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:20:34 +0000

Review of Early’s career booklet on medical writing: Sam reviews Deborah Early’s booklet on careers in regulatory writing. This article appeared in EMWA’s publication, The Write Stuff, and Clinical Research Focus in Q4 2008.

Effective Scheduling of Clinical Study Reports

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:25:07 +0000

Effective Scheduling of Clinical Study Reports (CSRs): The multicomponent CSR requires complex scheduling to ensure no overall slippage of project timelines. In this article, Sam Hamilton reports on the wide variability seen in CSR scheduling across the industry and shares tips on CSR proposal writing. This article appeared in The Write Stuff, EMWA’s official publication, in Q3 2008.

Debate issues for freelance medical writers

admin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:01:22 +0000

Debate issues for freelance medical writers: Dealing with quality control (QC); indemnity; a presence on the Web and securing those initial contracts. If, as a freelance medical writer these issues interest you, see how freelance members of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) approach them. This article appeared in The Write Stuff, EMWA’s official publication, in Q4 2007.

Business-related advice for freelance medical writers

admin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:51:42 +0000

Business-related advice for freelance medical writers: Are you embarking on a freelance medical writing venture, or currently freelancing in this area? Advice relating to the setting up of a freelance medical writing enterprise and for general business conduct thereafter, together with points for inclusion in medical writing contractual agreements, may be of interest to you. This article appeared in The Write Stuff, the journal of the European Medical Writers Association, in Q3 2007.

The final quarter of my first year as a freelance medical writer

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:45:41 +0000

The final quarter of my first year as a freelance medical writer: Read about the challenges ahead as I come to the end of my first year in business as a freelance medical writer. This article was published in The Write Stuff, the journal of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) in Q4 2007.

My third quarter in business as a freelance medical writer

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:43:06 +0000

My 3rd quarter as a freelance medical writer: Read about how my business developed in my 3rd quarter as a freelance medical writer. This article was published in The Write Stuff, the journal of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) in Q3 2007.