There’s no reason anymore for me to not call myself a writer. I have worked towards it for the better part of five years. I have worked at it on and off during those five years, but alas, I am a writer.
I’ve applied for many jobs over the past two years in particular. They all have focused on content creation, content writing or other clinical writing forms that accompany almost no natural creative expression.
I really want to be a paid writer. I want to be able to support myself on the back of the passion that has grown inside me for so long. I often hear people say if you really want to do something, you should be happy to do it for free, and I am here to say, bullshit.
I have a job, and it pays the bills, albeit barely. But I know I have the skill, I most definitely have the want, so why shouldn’t I be paid?
I find myself combing the internet as I look for other examples of writers who have taken years to reach their desired success goals. I don’t know what success looks like at this point. It seems like a book deal, a published short story, or an optioned script.
Anyway, these are just a few thoughts. Am I the only one? I doubt it.
