The Adventure Begins!
This is my first ever post. I am excited and a bit nervous. Can I keep up with it? Will I see it through? These are the same questions I ask myself about writing for a living. I'm just going to have to keep plugging away and see how I do.
What brought me to this point? It began when I signed up for a a free class at Barnes & Noble University called "Writing for Quick Cash." I bought the books, signed on to the boards, and began to read my little heart away. I was hooked! Some of my research assignments lead me to wonderful places, like Deborah Ng's Freelance Writing Jobs blog. What a treasure! Between that and Jenna Glatzer at AbsoluteWrite.com I have tons of information to sort through in the categories of writing support and potentional jobs.
I have been researching extensively and have a marketable idea I am ready to work on, so I am going to keep this short.
I have found that working full-time as a teacher and being a mother of three children ages 6-12 doesn't leave a whole lot of time for writing. I've been exhausted, but I really don't want to stop. The desire to succeed overwhelming.
Fascinated,
Laura
posted by Laura @ 8:50 AM
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3 Comments:
Your enthusiasm is inspirational. I am delighted to see another woman reclaim her passion to write.
I agree, Deborah's blog is a necessity for any beginning (and advanced) writer. Wish I could agree with you about Jenna G and Absolute Write. The site offers many useful articles for sure but the forum's cliquish atmosphere and gang up mentality is a turn off. I'm not sure this is the right environment for aspiring writers.
Anne Weyman's site is good as is Angela Hoy's Writers Weekly. Hope Clark's Funds for Writers is another must read. I recommend those sites for writers who are serious about the craft.
I look forward to enjoying your progress!
Best of luck. No matter what kind of writing you want to do, there are great resources and people out there providing information.
Deb's blog is a great service for writers. I don't know that much about AW, though I do have a membership at the forum I rarely dust off and use.
Take care,
Carson
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