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>I've never been a contract writer myself, but I'd like to know more about
>what it's like, what a contact house looks for in a writer (tool knowledge
>and experience), what kind of hours you're expected to work, whether you
can
>work part of the time from home, and so on.
Writing from experience working through the job shops here in the Phoenix,
Arizona area:
1. A contract house looks for a writer who the client will accept. If the
client specifies knowledge of a specific tool, that's what the job shop
looks for... and so on. Very few job shops will keep you on after the
contract ends and find you a new contract.
2. I have always had to work 40 hours or more on-site.
3. A few jobs allowed me to take work home if I have to work overtime, but
this has varied from client to client. I have not found any part-time at
home jobs through job shops. I think if you want to work part-time from
your home you need to go the independent route.
Hope this helps.
Rosie Wilcox
rwilc -at- fast -dot- dot -dot- state -dot- az -dot- us
ncrowe -at- primenet -dot- com
