Yes! You can have a writing career!

Yes! You can have a writing career!

..with courses and training created by a seasoned writer
to help you get started and level up as a freelance writer...

FREE CLASS:

Get My Best Insider Tips No One Else Is Teaching

In this masterclass, we'll cover my three core frameworks for growing a freelance writing business that THRIVES...

with or without a niche.

FREE CLASS:

Get My Best Insider Tips No One Else Is Teaching

In this masterclass, we'll cover my three core frameworks for growing a freelance writing business that THRIVES...

with or without a niche.

choose your path

I need

writing samples

Help me pick a writing niche

Just tell me how to get started!

learn more

boxing day & I feel like fighting

By ashleygainer | December 26, 2023

Day after Christmas, aka Boxing Day, has always felt pretty angsty for me. This year is no exception. There’s the “holiday let-down” going on, after all that pressure build-up. There’s the neuroses that set in after a sudden rush of candy and other sugary stuff. There’s the extra plans and extra social interaction and the […]

Worried about AI comin for your job? READ THIS

By ashleygainer | October 25, 2023

Had an interesting experience working with AI last night. And since everybody’s worried about AI coming for our jobs and whatnot, I figured I’d talk about it. Over at the agency, we’re having a little copy-off. I’m one of 3 writers on the team. I’m the copy lead, there’s a junior copywriter, and there’s one […]

first time for everything

By ashleygainer | August 15, 2023

I did a whole lot o’ nothin’ on Saturday, and it was really freaking nice. At one point I was catching up on Crime Scene Kitchen, aka my longtime celebrity crush Joel McHale. And at one point in the show, the bakers have to come up with something I’d never heard of, but should have […]

“you think you’re better than her”

By ashleygainer | August 11, 2023

I posted an anonymous question in a Facebook group the other day.  The group is for single parents and my question had to do with navigating a tricky situation with Will’s ex.  Some people were supportive and validating, but some people jumped allllll the way down my throat.  “You sound like you think you’re better […]

trains, trains, and automo-trains

By ashleygainer | August 10, 2023

I got “derailed” while writing yesterday’s email.  (You’ll get this joke in a minute.) I’d meant to tell you about the train magazine, but instead I got all rhapsodic about the cocoa bean silos.  So here’s the sitch:  I was poking around on the internet a couple weeks ago, looking to see whatever happened to that […]

beautiful silo dwelling

By ashleygainer | August 9, 2023

Years ago, I heard a rumor that they were going to turn the Hershey cocoa bean silos into sweet apartment digs.  I have a particular interest in the fate of these silos, so I was happy to hear the news.  The original Hershey factory had been torn down years ago (though not before I got […]

Sarah Greeley

Thank you, Ashley! By following your advice I just got my first paying gig.

Without a website or any social media presence! I used the clips I created in Clips Camp and I just decided to go for it. I would not have taken these steps to launch my freelance business without your guidance. You are so real and honest about your journey; you made freelance writing seem possible. And now it is possible for me. I have never felt more confident in myself and my abilities!

Erin Cryder

Your classes, Facebook group, Instagram, and just general approachability have really driven me to want to succeed at this.

It feels like someone is in my corner all the time. Thanks for your mentoring- keep up the great work!!

Amanda Linsky

I finally found a freelance writer/course creator I could personally relate to

I've been looking into freelance writing for over a year now. There's a lot of information out there and a lot of people who claim to be able to teach the "best" way to go about being a writer…. I prefer your down-to-earth style of teaching.

Join the Ink Well Guild on Facebook!

Make friends, talk shop, and get friendly support whenever you need it.

Group