SprintJack is back in the saddle.
Untitled
2 months ago
The third draft will be complete this week. No excuses. Time to shut off the social networks.
How to write for a living
It made me
glad it's work 
"I have a new paid gig as an editor/writer but it is couched as a "community relations" person."
How I did it: I just keep looking and trying for any gig which seems to be centered aroudn writing and editing - and keep writing and editing "freelance" etc.and really focusing on not doing anything which does not involve writing.
Lessons & tips: write for free -- no, really, help folks with website copy, do little write ups in local papers or submit to anything, just keep your words moving and keep reminding everyone else that you ARE a writer
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On being deliberately unemployed again
6 months ago
I quit my part time job back in October 2008, which theoretically brings me one step closer to this goal. It was the step I tried to take back in April of 2004 when I quit my full-time job, but the folks where I volunteer snapped me up and I didn’t say no. It took me more than four years to remember how to say no. Damn.
Anyway. As a once-more unemployed writer-housewife-bum, now I can spend the time I would have been in the office writing instead.
How’s that going? Er. Well, I’ve gotten very good at sleeping late. I hear in some parts, and at some ages, this is a coveted skill. Right now I think I need to master the art of rising early, because it’s hard to get motivated at three in the afternoon.
Have I mentioned how much I love my gainfully employed computer programmer husband? Heh. Seriously, he is a blessing. He wants me to write!
So that’s what I’m doing today. Even if it has gone three in the afternoon.
mmbeene is taking the day off!
Writing for a Living
6 months ago
I currently write for a magazine; however, the life there is draining. Although I write about important things, corporate life is killing me. I want to be free to write what I want to write; however, I need to make a living. If I could write professionally and make enough money to not have to work two-three jobs, I would be a much happier person.
SprintJack is back in the saddle.
My Rules
7 months ago
Doesn’t have to be an extravagant income; doesn’t have to be six figures. Must cover living expenses. Must be primary source of income.
Good luck.
"WRITE THE VISION"
7 months ago
IVE BEEN WRITING SINCE I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD….IM STILL WRITING AT THIRTY-EIGHT! I BELIEVE IT IS MY BREAD AND BUTTER, ALTHOUGH, IM REALIZING IT IN MY THIRTIES. EVERYTHING IVE EVER REALLY ENJOYED, AND HAVE BEEN KNOWLEDGABLE IN, IS WORDS, WRITING THEM, AND USING THEM! LOVE TYPING! LOVE LEARNING NEW WORDS! I LOVE WORD GAMES! I JUST LOVE WORDS!
WHY NOT WRITE FOR A LIVING? IM READY TO DO IT, NOW!
mi3 is trying hard to fly
Untitled
10 months ago
I write, I blog and people (yes other than my mom :P) do say I write well. The thing is, writing is the one thing that never tires me, that is my escape and I so badly want to make a living out of something I utterly,totally love-books and writing
sigh
Task Complete
12 months ago
I have started 2 stories now and would love to finish one. I have come to an understanding when the best part is coming I end up freaking out and start a new project. I am going to have to stand up to my self and complete one of them. Wish me luck.
tonight was my last shift in a "day job"
12 months ago
officially I now write and edit for a living! and do so to support my recently graduated 17 yr old daughter and my unschooled 5 yr old son—it was very scary to leave the annoying day job which was a guaranteed paycheck, but I couldn’t devote the time & energy to getting paying freelance gigs if i stayed with it.
wedschild is messing with people's minds.
Getting to Carnegie Hall
14 months ago
As the old joke goes: “How do I get to Cargnegie Hall?” “Practice, Practice, Practice.”
I’m practicing article writing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) writing on associatedcontent.com. While I don’t think I’ll ever bring in a lot of money via AC, at least I have the opportunity to work under deadline as it were. I’ve got a goal of writing one article a week for them, just to get me in the habit of working in non-fiction and actually finishing things. It is also helping me learn to write for SEO targeted audiences. That will help expand my freelancing possibilities.
