A writer’s decade
Rarely can anyone point to a turning point in their life, but here’s mine. Ten years ago today, April 1, 2013, I was laid off my job. I was devastated, but it doesn’t sting anymore because I can mark that moment as the beginning of becoming…
Becoming myself.
The next day, I took a stalled story and started rewriting it from scratch, in a new way, with a style and confidence that had eluded me for years. The story was Waters of Versailles, and it felt right. It felt like me. I’d fou...
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Congrats on your transition to (possibly) making a (meager) living from your writing? I hope it works out. One of the harder ways to make a living! It helps to have simple tastes. And/or a generous, solvent spouse/partner! Boy, was that a big help to me when I got laid off (=fired) and had to go Independent. I had savings. She had Health Insurance! Worked out.... 😇