hey, thank you for taking the time to describe this for me. I've done my fair share of hit & miss (mostly miss) experimentation so having your insight gives a pretty good picture of where I still fall short. *chuckles*
I took about 8 months away from working in insurance to see what I could learn on my own. Well, I learned a lot--enough to know I don't have all the pieces to make it work let alone 'comfortable.' Nonetheless I'm going to keep building on what I've gained and see what happens.
My biggest problems were that I increased my volunteer hours (which I don't consider wasted--but definitely caused me to drift from the complete 'work day' of writing) and spacing out when I didn't have an immediate deadline to work toward. I knew those choices weren't adding up to 'professional author'... all that to say, living on savings at least taught me how to wear a tight belt and socializing took a nose dive.
I'd love to ask you more sometime!
(sorry for hijacking your journal, Steph! Good conversation starter. *grin*)
Re: jumping in
I took about 8 months away from working in insurance to see what I could learn on my own. Well, I learned a lot--enough to know I don't have all the pieces to make it work let alone 'comfortable.' Nonetheless I'm going to keep building on what I've gained and see what happens.
My biggest problems were that I increased my volunteer hours (which I don't consider wasted--but definitely caused me to drift from the complete 'work day' of writing) and spacing out when I didn't have an immediate deadline to work toward. I knew those choices weren't adding up to 'professional author'... all that to say, living on savings at least taught me how to wear a tight belt and socializing took a nose dive.
I'd love to ask you more sometime!
(sorry for hijacking your journal, Steph! Good conversation starter. *grin*)