I know I’m a good writer, but I need to communicate it a way that compels people and organizations to hire me

REAPPRAISAL — Pinpointing the vehicle of your creative uniqueness through reflective inquiry

Let’s start with the first category. Knowing thyself. What is everybody always asking you about? What do you know that people would pay money to learn? What have you accomplished that people would not only respect, but also desire to learn and utilize to gain the same benefits for their company? Answers to these questions will no doubt have patterns for you. And if you use your own experience as empirical data, your unique value will start to crystallize. That will give you leverage. The content not only helps you build a compelling resume, cover letter and portfolio, but also empowered you with a new understanding of how your value fits into the larger organizational machine. Jobs won't come pouring in overnight, but equipping yourself with that personal knowledge makes the transition that much smoother. The next set of questions are about knowing thy customer. This requires us to put on our empathy hats, get out of our own heads and connect our value with the marketplace. Try asking these. Who would give their right arm to acquire the valuable expertise you now realize you possess? What contribution are you going to have to make to other people to cause them to give you the amount of money you want to acquire? When people thank you for how your work has personally helped improve their lives, what, specifically, are they grateful that you taught them to do? These are a bit harder because you have to make some assumptions. You have to look back over your body of work and figure out what problem you're really solving for people. Not the problem you want to solve for them. Not the problem you think you should be solving for them. But the one they ask for.