Taking The Plunge As A Freelance Writer
So how do you make the decision? What makes you decide to take the plunge? Everyone is different, but here's my story. After five years of teaching writing instead of doing writing, I was ready for a change. Luckily, my husband was earning, and although things would be tight without my lecturer's salary, we could manage. I left the job because I couldn't bear not to write any longer - and because I thought that it was important to know whether I could make it as a freelancer. There didn't seem much point in having a dream if I didn't try at least once to make it happen.
So I left the cushioned comforts of academia for my own desk and chair and set about trying to make freelancing work. I made sure I wrote every day, even if it wasn't bringing in money. I signed up with jobs sites, applied for jobs and talked to other writers, making the contacts that would eventually lead to a regular writing income.
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