I am a freelance ghost writer. What that means is that I write a whole bunch of blog entries, articles and product reviews using my own unique writing style but I don't get to take any credit. This type of work used to feel like I was selling out or something but I have grown to like it. I am constantly learning new information and finding great ways to edit myself. I am passionate about all the words I write and that will never change. I can't claim the ghost writing pieces as my own but I know they are and I take immense pride in that. Ghost writing has primarily been a way to supplement my income but as they continue to cut my hours at work and reduce benefits, it's grown into a second job. I'm working toward making it my only job and it is proving to be a welcome challenge. I have to force myself to unplug when I write. No TV, no texts and as few distractions as possible. I've been rising early and staying up late to write. I write as much as I can when I don't have my daughters so I don't miss out on time with them. Raising my daughters will always be the most important job in my life. I adore being a mother and I took to it naturally and my girls come first. The blogs and articles I love writing the most deal with raising children, being a mother, interior design and landscaping. I have hands on experience with the first two subjects but I felt it was past time I do some genuine research on the others. Reading stuff off the internet is all well and good but information online isn't necessarily fact. I wanted to read actual printed books on the subjects so I made a trip to one of my local libraries. I forgot how much I loved libraries until I started walking through the shelves grabbing books. It was like coming home! I had to stop grabbing books when they became too heavy to carry but I was so excited by what I found. I went home and started reading and used what I learned in one of the books in an article that very night. It felt so amazing having actual fact-based knowledge on the subject. I continue to improve and streamline my writing style and I'm enjoying doing research. I must be doing something right because the clients on the freelance site all give me high marks and I've even earned a bonus on one article so far. It is so rewarding and fulfilling that people appreciate what I write. Working as an anonymous writer has increased my self-esteem and feelings of self-worth far more than any retail or office job ever could. I shall continue on this path and eagerly step through the doors it opens to me.
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