I am now in the process of job hunting, after working as a
freelance writer (unsuccessfully). I loved freelancing. I got to work from
home, work my own hours and I got to write, which is what I love. However,
regular day jobs don’t have those perks and to be honest, I have become so
accustomed to being my own boss, that I find it really hard to come to terms
with doing yet another job I do not like. But, now that I will no longer be
writing full time, I am really insecure. Not just as a person, but as a writer
as well. I failed at finding regular clients and if my writing was so good, I
should not have had a problem getting clients. Maybe I was and still am a terrible
writer. Perhaps I am just a terrible person and I had it coming.
What I also liked about being a freelance writer was being
able to say that I was a writer and that I had an income (not much), but now
that I don’t have that anymore, who am I? I am just another aspiring writer
trying to become published and who does not have a day job and who dreams big
dreams. So I guess, I am just an insecure dreamer.
The Insecure
Writers Support Group was created by the wonderful and talented author and
blogger, Alex J. Cavanaugh. You guys can visit Alex over at http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com.