Monday, January 29, 2007

Quit your job and become a writer

You've probably been dreaming about quitting your job and becoming a writer for a long time. It's a great gig- work in your pajamas, don't have a boss hanging over your shoulder, and take naps on your lunch hour.
Before you go storming into your bosses office and telling him that your then next Hemingway and you don't need this job anymore, think about the ramifications of what your doing.
First, make sure you either have enough money stashed away to get you through for about a year and you have an agent and a book deal in the works, or you have some other way to make money while you are at home...freelance writing perhaps....
You will know when the time is right to leave your job, when you feel that you can't take the work anymore and you are losing sleep over how much your not writing while working at your day job. Just make sure that you've got a plan for the next year before you lose the only stable income that you may see for a long time.
Just remember, it is possible to make a living as a writer...not everyone is a New York Times bestseller, and those a few rungs down can still make a decent living doing what they want to do. So the next time someone tells you not to quit your day job, as your telling them about ideas for you new book, just tell them that the day jobs days are number.
I highly recommend that you take it upon yourself to learn more as a writer. Learn the techniques, proper formatting, what makes a good book, how to write with suspense, develop plot...and much more. If you want to be a professional writer you have to take on the responsibility of being one. I suggest taking in the information provided here. There are tons of a great information from beginning your book to acquiring an agent and getting the book published. Click on the link provided now and take charge of your writing.
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