Do you find some writers “just lucky?” Do you look at colleagues who earn all the best gigs, find clients who always pay on time, write for your dream markets – and wonder what they’re doing that you’re not?

I hold the opinion that there is no such thing as luck. We all make our own luck (if you want to call it that). I hope that doesn’t sound elitist or unsympathetic. If you think you’re doing everything you can to build a career, but still see others achieving greater success, you may be missing an important element.

Do you believe you can be a successful freelance writer? Do you expect success?

Many people have never heard of the Law of Attraction. For others, their only exposure is through the movie or Rhonda Byrne’s bestselling book, The Secret. While the book is a quality introduction to the Law of Attraction, it doesn’t tell the whole story.

I can’t describe the whole process of manifesting what you want by believing you have it in one short article. But I’ve been using the Law of Attraction in my freelance writing career and I can share a few tips.

What is the Law of Attraction?

The Law of Attraction is simple. It’s a universal law, as constant as gravity, which states: Like attracts like.

Good or bad, whatever you are getting now, you are bound to get more of. Unless you change your thoughts and actions.

Freelance writers sometimes use the term “feast or famine” to describe this universal truth. When we have work, we have lots of work. We’ll get up early, stay up late, miss meals, and work around the clock. This, of course, attracts more work. We hate to turn down writing gigs, because we expect there will be lean times, as well. People consider it a rule of the freelance business, but it’s actually the Law of Attraction in action.

Similarly, when we struggle with writing, that feeling can go on for days and days, until we take action to change it.

Use the Law of Attraction to Keep Business Rolling

When things are going well, how do you maintain momentum?

Simply believe you deserve it, and expect more of it.

Don’t focus on, “What will I do if this streak of work ends? What if I lose this client?” Instead, focus on writing, getting your job done, and expecting more work. It will come – if you believe it.

The act of showing up for work everyday, or on the days that you have set as workdays, is very important. It keeps your mind focused on work. It’s not always easy to stay disciplined when we don’t have a boss forcing us to punch a time clock. But you owe it to yourself to keep whatever office hours you’ve decided upon, however flexible they might be. Keep producing, keep expecting, and work will keep coming.

Make Room for Good Clients

Work attracts more work, and good clients attract more good clients. Do you have deadbeat clients? Jobs you hate? People who are difficult to work with? Cut them loose.

It’s not always easy to find the nerve to do this, but only by getting rid of what you don’t want are you free to focus on what you do want, such as clients who:

• Pay on time
• Pay well
• Are easy to work with
• May be generous with their praise (if this is important to you)
• Will  refer you to colleagues

Focus on the Work You Want

Many writers want to write for glossy consumer magazines, but instead, answer ads for content writers. They get the work. They do it well. Soon, they are known as top-class Web content writers. But they haven’t sent out a query letter to a magazine in months.

Other writers get regular monthly magazine assignments, but they really want to write a book. Still, assignments keep coming in, leaving them no time to focus on their book.

I understand the necessity of having to pay the bills. But don’t expect what you’re not focusing on. Expect to get more of what you have.

Knowing this, you can make the choice: Do you want to take the chance and branch out to meet your true goals? Or are you content making a living as a writer, even if it’s not the writer you dream of being?

And if you’re settling: Why would you want to settle, if what you really want is there, just waiting for you to claim it? You’re worth more than that!

Visualize the Jobs You Want

One step toward making the jump to the writing work you really want is to visualize yourself doing it.

If you want to be in a consumer magazine, buy a copy of that magazine. Scan in the masthead and use a basic graphics program to insert your name into the masthead of your dream publication. Hang it in your workspace. Don’t have a scanner or graphics program? Write your name with pen. It’s your intention that matters.

If you want to write a book, create the cover (it doesn’t have to be fancy), with your name in big, bold print as the author. Put this near your desk where you’ll see it when you work.

To meet financial goals, place photos of money, along with a number that represents your goal, in a visible place. You can also print out a blank check from the “Secret” website and write it out to yourself, for whatever amount you’d like.

This may sound like “magic,” but it’s really about believing you can achieve your goals, visualizing yourself achieving them, and doing the work it takes to make it happen. Some people work with a Life Coach specializing in the Law of Attraction to help them. I personally recommend J. Sewell Perkins of the Success Coaches Institute and the Secret Abundance Files.

Note: I am a student of the Secret Abundant Files program, an advisory board member of its International Mastermind Group, and part of its affiliate program. The money I receive when you buy the course is a mere fraction of what YOU will receive when you master its principles.

Have you felt the Law of Attraction influencing your writing career? What will you do today to manifest the future success you deserve?