If you follow me on Instagram you will know that I resigned from my position as Event Coordinator back in June to pursue my writing career. Last December I decided that it was time to give the one thing that always made me happy to biggest part of my life. Writing.
That being said, I have stayed on as an Event Manager to run the events on the day with my replacement at my old company because I still need an income. For me though, my full time career is that of an Author, even if it's not the job that gives me a stable income. I want to negate the idea that a job is only something that pays.
I work harder on my writing career than my events career yet, at the moment, it isn't bringing in any income. I do still consider myself to be a full time author, despite having a second job (that pays) and I am also my two children's full time carer.
But...honestly...
I love it. It's plain and simple but working from home, the creativity, being able to do what my heart has so desperately wanted to do for so long is such an incredible feelings. I set my own hours, I don't have to squish it in on lunch breaks/after the kids have gone to bed. I take it seriously and religiously sit down and work 3 to 4 hours a day.
I love the diversity of not just writing but doing social media, publishing a novel and everything that comes with it. I've got more time to think about ideas, plots and characters and I'm not sure there will ever be enough hours in the day for me to sit and write them all out. But I love that.
I get to see my children, so much more than I did before which is one of the main reasons I wanted to leave my corporate role. I get a chance to exercise during the day, keep the household running and supporting my husband in his career too.
Sometimes I work on the weekend and my husband takes the kids out (like today!) and that support is also invaluable. Having someone by my side who believes in me wholeheartedly is one of the joys of my life.
The down side however is that I'm not making any money and the stress of that is hard.
I have made very little money from being an author and my main income comes from my Events position.
It's definitely harder than I thought it would be trying to sell books as an indie author and I fully expect a lot of heartbreak when I start querying again.
Marketing is not my strong point and it's hard when there are very few sales coming through despite the hours of work I have been putting into the marketing of it.
It was never going to be an easy journey but I am glad I made the decision to go for it. Hopefully, one day, it will pay off and I will keep working until it does.
S x
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