Writing

What I’ve Learned in my First Month as a Freelance Writer

Yes, these things actually surprised me

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You probably think this is going to be a story about how I threw everything in my life aside to pursue a dream. I’ll admit, you’re partly correct, but honestly, I’m still new and I don’t know if my dream has come true yet.

It was not as sporadic as leaving a six-figure job behind like most people seem to do (honestly, those people drive me nuts. I never had, nor do I expect to have a six-figure job).

What actually happened was I quit my job as 911 operator for personal reasons and decided to enjoy my summer as an unemployed, over-exhausted millennial. I had some savings thanks to working during Covid-19 and knew I could take a well-deserved break. Then, my roommate pushed me to get into freelance writing. After some research, I signed up for Upwork and started getting clients.

So, here I am. One month later, scared, nervous, and actually kinda doing it?

For the full story about why I left my 911 job you can read it here: