Whoo,
I feel like I've gone missing for some time and for the few actual followers I have, I am sorry. I get so caught up in all the four million things that I have time for now that I tend to neglect the little things like spilling my guts and whining about my life in my blog post.
I joke, this is not one of those.
All in all things are looking pretty well. I do NOT have a steady income, but I feel more empowered by it somehow. I don't get paid for just showing up, I get paid for the work I actually do and that is a feeling I can't describe to anyone who puts in the hours. I think I found my problem with the workforce. It has been so clear to me all along, while I was getting paid the same amount for working my ass off that others were getting for being lazy as hell. How did I miss it for so long?
No matter, I love my job(s) now because none of them feel like work. I get paid to wash my face, share my imagination, help others bring their imaginations to life, make crafty little things for fun. I am soon going to get paid for reading books. WHO WOULDN'T LOVE THAT? Do I miss the steady hourly income? Not really. I don't do much outside my house, never did. I don't tend to spend a lot of money, especially now that I don't have to fill up my gas tank every week or pay for daycare for my children.
I've been offered a chance to clear all the crazy out of my brain and get paid for it. What?!?!
But, I digress. So, what have I been doing lately? Reading. Writing. Drawing. Creating. Finding myself in my art. Learning new skills. Enriching my life with knowledge. Spending time with my kids. Taking pictures. Teaching. Reaching out. All the things I never managed before.
Now do you see why I never have 5 minutes to sit down and bang out a blog post. I'll try to be better. I really do need to keep up my "professional" blog on the other site. I hope yall are looking forward to seeing more of me. I'm not stopping,
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Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Monday, March 7, 2016
Friday, December 4, 2015
New Directions
No, this is not a blog about Glee. I could probably do that, but now is not the time. My new directions are phenomenally different, mostly because I can't carry a tune. For as much as I love music, I was cursed with the inability to master and instrument and a horrible singing voice. The world played a cruel joke on me.
My new directions are moving towards writing. Since I lost my job, I have been trying to figure out ways to make money from home, I simply don't have the patience to deal with people. I need a job where I can work on my own time, and do things my own way. A very good friend of mine pointed me towards a site that helps freelance writers find work. So far, I've done fairly well there. Nothing that will get me rich overnight, but I at least feel like I'm helping with family finances. I don't make near as much as I would working at a menial, minimum wage job......yet. I am learning new skills and building a reputation. For the most part, my clients are thrilled with my thorough research, writing skills, and quick turn around. The big plus is that I can work when I want, within reason, and have the ability to be here at home when my kids are sick, or participate in school functions with them. I have missed way to many school parties because "I had to work". I'm done with all of that.
It has been hard starting out, mostly because the holidays are upon us, and I am making little money, but I feel confident that as I learn new skills and hone my writing, I'll pick up bigger jobs and make better money. I also am learning to do a few crafty things that I may be able to sell in the future to help. Most of all, I am doing something I enjoy, which is a nice change.
I have decided to try my hand at writing a book. I don't know how it will go, I tend to do better with the more non-fiction things I can research. I love to focus on details and I feel this will make any fiction attempt of mine far to slow, as far as reading goes. I'm not sure though. I have been developing these wonderful characters in my head for some time, but have been loathe to lay them out on paper. That ended last night. I wrote the first 3 chapters for some of my favorite characters. I'b beginning to realize that choosing my favorites to write about first might be a mistake, because I don't thing there is a plausible way to turn there story into a serial, and I don't know if I will be satisfied with my first attempt enough to have "wasted" my favorites.
I do, however, really fucking like them, so I'm going for it. I've got a couple of beta readers lined up to help me tweak the flow and movement of the story, as well as read along for errors in spelling and punctuation. I have been researching how to self publish, in case I ever get to that point. All in all, I have been working hard. I had never dreamed of writing for a living, but sometimes your dreams never do become a reality, but your reality can become the stuff of dreams
My new directions are moving towards writing. Since I lost my job, I have been trying to figure out ways to make money from home, I simply don't have the patience to deal with people. I need a job where I can work on my own time, and do things my own way. A very good friend of mine pointed me towards a site that helps freelance writers find work. So far, I've done fairly well there. Nothing that will get me rich overnight, but I at least feel like I'm helping with family finances. I don't make near as much as I would working at a menial, minimum wage job......yet. I am learning new skills and building a reputation. For the most part, my clients are thrilled with my thorough research, writing skills, and quick turn around. The big plus is that I can work when I want, within reason, and have the ability to be here at home when my kids are sick, or participate in school functions with them. I have missed way to many school parties because "I had to work". I'm done with all of that.
It has been hard starting out, mostly because the holidays are upon us, and I am making little money, but I feel confident that as I learn new skills and hone my writing, I'll pick up bigger jobs and make better money. I also am learning to do a few crafty things that I may be able to sell in the future to help. Most of all, I am doing something I enjoy, which is a nice change.
I have decided to try my hand at writing a book. I don't know how it will go, I tend to do better with the more non-fiction things I can research. I love to focus on details and I feel this will make any fiction attempt of mine far to slow, as far as reading goes. I'm not sure though. I have been developing these wonderful characters in my head for some time, but have been loathe to lay them out on paper. That ended last night. I wrote the first 3 chapters for some of my favorite characters. I'b beginning to realize that choosing my favorites to write about first might be a mistake, because I don't thing there is a plausible way to turn there story into a serial, and I don't know if I will be satisfied with my first attempt enough to have "wasted" my favorites.
I do, however, really fucking like them, so I'm going for it. I've got a couple of beta readers lined up to help me tweak the flow and movement of the story, as well as read along for errors in spelling and punctuation. I have been researching how to self publish, in case I ever get to that point. All in all, I have been working hard. I had never dreamed of writing for a living, but sometimes your dreams never do become a reality, but your reality can become the stuff of dreams
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