Are you a writer?

A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
-Thomas Mann

I’ve known since the third grade that I wanted to be a writer. Third grade is when I found The Boxcar Children series and mystery novels and fell in love with books. I also found friends who were willing to play along when I said, “Let’s write a book together!”

But then I got older and wondered why it was sometimes so hard for me to write. I decided that I wasn’t cut out for writing, no matter how much I wanted it. The turning point happened when I read the above quote by Thomas Mann and realized that everyone struggles with writing at times – especially writers.

It wasn’t until recently that I got the courage to start my own freelance writing business and write for a living full-time. When I started, I knew next to nothing about finding writing jobs, queries, marketing myself, taxes, and the many other things a freelance writer needs to know. I still have a lot to learn, but I’m excited about sharing my journey and the things I have learned about becoming a successful freelance writer.