I have read COUNTLESS upon COUNTLESS of books, blogs, interviews, articles, etc. that say to live your dream, do what you love, blah, blah, blah blubbery blah. I am here because I hate my 9-5 life. Completely and utterly DESPISE it. I want to write, to blog, etc. Where do I start????? I am 22, married and with a 5 year old little girl. I have a great paying job, which makes it that much harder to up and quit. I am a former single mom, I use to obsess about money, about making ends meet. For once in my life I don’t have to stress over my income. And yet…in order for me to pursue my writing, I have to quit my job, or cut back on my hours. Something that would be difficult for me to do. To give up a good paying job (in today’s economy) for a sink or swim dream? That I don’t even know if I am remotely skilled enough to succeed at? Yeahhhh, not an easy step. The only thing I know is that I have a NEED to write. I WANT TO WRITE. I need to get away from my cubicle, my 9 to 5 soul sucking cubicle, and write. But how? And where? And when?...Since I am a lost and confused soul, I am hoping someone who is somewhat compatible to me, someone who has been in a similar situation, can help me. So I’ve publically posted this question, for the world to see, and answer. Give me guidance, point me in the right direction, kick me in the butt. Let’s hear it. Tell me your story, tell me how YOU did it.
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well start small with newspaper column and stories. then maybe you can get a part time job at a newspaper as a consulting writer or something. Then if you are good, they'll offer you a job. Do NOT accept, keep writing. it's like playing hard to get with boys.... they'll love you if you good and hard to get, rare. they;ll offer you higher pay. This time accept it. Now begin to pressurize for your own page. Soon you'll grow in fame and then start writing online for that page. Before you know it you'll be writing. As the blog grows famous, link it to other sites that you will be making and you'll have a connection of blogs. Increase your writing, by compiling newspaper short stories into volumes and publishing them with your page name. Soon, you'll be having a lot of free time, as you'll be getting subordinates to do the dirty work.
Whatever you do you need to work hard..... See Tata. He went to Gujarat in India with Rs 32, which is about 3/4 of a dollar and today they are an International name and are millionaires.
All the best!
Down fall of a man is not the end of his life.u need to buckle up ur belt.build more confidence in urself.search for vacancies in the daily news papers.u need 2 adapt to d present situation b/c triumph of a wickedness is for a whild.The problem will soon be overand life continue.Goodluck