A freelance writer is a writer who works for an individual or company on a contractual or project basis. Some freelance writers work set hours in an office environment, while others submit stories and articles to newspapers and magazines.http://freelancewrite.about.com/od/basicsoffreelancing/f/whatisit.htm

There are many kinds of freelance writers. Business writers write for companies and their work tends to include employee newsletters, brochures, and PowerPoint presentations. Bloggers update web content in the form of date-ordered posts. Most bloggers are unpaid but some work for companies updating company blogs. Content writers write specifically for the internet, updating and creating articles, columns, how-to steps, outlines, or lists. This is what you see on sites like Wikipedia, eHow, and Mahalo.

Copywriters write promotional and marketing material. Critical Writers write reviews. Essay writers, or non-fiction writers, write memoirs or educational material, or essays meant to persuade. Fiction writers write short stories and novels to submit to publishers or magazines. Ghost Writers write on the behalf of someone else, allowing them the credit. Grant writers, or proposal writers, write funding proposals. Journalists write for magazines and newspapers. Poetry writers write creative verse.

Script Writers write scripts for performances or recordings. Speechwriters write speeches. Technical Writers write instructions or for a specialized field. Web writers are like content writers only they may write for e-zines or online columns, or specifically for search engine optimization http://freelancewrite.about.com/od/basicsoffreelancing/a/overviewgenre.htm