Feeding The Muse

Freelancing

I'm about halfway through ch 26 of Four Winds and decided that I needed to take a break for today. Five pages and now I feel a wee bit introspective.



My ultimate dream would be to make a living as a writer. A common dream around here, I know. For a while, it seemed simply that, a dream, unattainable. Until I started paying more attention to freelancing.

I'd always heard that word thrown around growing up but never really understood what freelancing actually meant. Then I learned and it still seemed like some abstract thing. I write fiction. I had no interest in writing for magazines and the like. I don't have experience in much besides writing fiction and my day job which involves housekeeping for a hospital/elderly home. What could I possible write about? Freelancing was not for me.

Now, I think I may be able to actually do it. I've read about the different opportunities, not just magazines but promotion, greeting cards, short stories, recipes and thanks to the internet, info and topics are literally at your fingertips.

I still don't know if I could do it, and certainly not sure well enough to actually live off it but for now, while I'm working at my day job and while I'm writing/editing my novel, I think I'd like to give it a try.

My question is, as a beginner what do I need to know? Where can I get started? I'm excited and nervous all at the same time.