Freelance Writing

Finally the day has come and I have officially announced myself to the world as a freelance writer.

I know I have been writing web content for a while now, but things really seem to have taken off recently.

Always a little unsure of calling myself a writer (I will explain why soon) I have seen sense and told people that this is what I do for a living. Nobody, not even my own mother or sister knew until today that I write content for websites and get paid for it. After all, how can I ever expect to earn a full time living from writing if no one knows that I exist?

So, with a little apprehension, I have set myself up a little free website that you can take a look at here. You have to bear in mind that it is not as comprehensive as I would like, but hey... it has not cost me anything yet and it's my first website.

Well, why has it taken me so long to admit to my career choice?

The story starts way back when I was a young teen; I told my mother that I wanted to be a writer and, being the supportive parent, she told me to 'get real' and that nobody ever made money writing. Mmmm, and as a shy girl who was enveloped in self doubt I left that idea behind with my Barbie dolls. Leaving college with a respectable amount of qualifications I walked into one of the most tedious office jobs in the world - in a law firm.

Only now, some thirteen year later I have finally felt brave enough to tell people what I do, and have been doing, for almost five years. Somewhere along the way I got lost and felt somewhat ashamed of myself. Over the last five years I have been getting paid for writing all manner of things and have never told anyone that I am a writer. I never thought of myself that way, after all writers are Oxford university graduates and a little bit eccentric...aren't they? Both of these things that I certainly am not!

Today I am thrilled to be launching myself officially as a writer, though I have no ambitions to write a novel yet, I am at last happy and comfortable with my career choice, and who cares what my mother thinks!

Need a writer? Contact me or visit my website for more information.