Week One as a Freelance PM + Technical Writer

May 21

Wins, Challenges, and What’s Next

This week, I officially started a new chapter.

I published my first two posts:

Why I’m Starting Something New: My Journey into Freelance PM + Technical Writing
The Overlap Between PM & Technical Writing

Both were written with one goal in mind: to share this change clearly, honestly, and maybe help someone else feel a little less alone in the process.

Starting from zero is humbling, but here are a few bright spots this week:

Content clarity. Writing these posts helped me articulate what I actually do and want to do— which turns out to be a blend of project wrangling, documentation, and translation between technical and non-technical worlds.
Positive engagement. A few folks reached out to say the “PM + Tech Writing” overlap post hit home. That’s the kind of feedback that keeps me going.
Focus. I feel like I’m working towards something — like I’m building something that actually reflects my skills and how I want to work.

This week wasn’t all momentum and good vibes. Some of the tough stuff:

Imposter syndrome. Even with years of experience — running regulatory programs, streamlining risk projects, leading multi-million dollar initiatives — there’s still a voice whispering, “But can you do it on your own?”
No clients yet. I know it’s early, but the pressure to land something is real. Patience isn’t my strongest suit, but I’m learning.
Setup. Between cleaning up my portfolio, updating LinkedIn, and figuring out what tools I will need — it’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work that doesn’t always feel productive (even though it is).

Here’s what’s coming up:

Every week won’t be perfect — but I’m showing up.

We’re all starting from something.