Music, Poetry, Fiction and my Creative Freedom
Wow, it's been a while since I've posted here. I hope this finds everyone who reads this well. I haven't been writing here, because I haven't had a chance to sit down and write anything. For the past couple years I've been working a part-time job. Calling it "part-time," is sort of comical. My plan was to get extra income while concentrating on my art. After one of my most prestigious professional writing clients dragged their feet to pay me, I realized that I needed another source of income. I hated the idea of all my income coming from either professional or literary projects. Editing opportunities had slowed down and my creativity was getting crushed. So, I picked up a part-time job. The reality is, without the support of an agency to follow up with clients, freelancing as a writer is a gamble. I wanted to concentrate on just writing books. Having a side gig would allow me to do that. Well, initially it did. Soon enough, I found myself working on wee...