I did an AMA on Reddit about my job, NaNoWriMo, etc. once and it was so popular that I still get comments years later. Maybe there are people here who are interested in what I do too. Who knows?
Anyway, I'm a full-time copy and research writer. I write from home and work for myself. Yes, it's a job. Yes, I get paid for it. The typical salary for what I do is between 50 and 70,000 a year (I get asked this a fucking lot, so I thought I'd get it out of the way.). It very much depends on your clients, how much time you put into your work and how well you manage your time. The great part is, you can work as little or as much as you want, so if we need me to do more family/home oriented stuff and don't need money as much, I can shift my focus there and back again as we see fit. It's very nice.
I'm also an author. I have published two horror novels and a novella so far. I'm currently working on a short story anthology, another horror novel and a non-fiction book about mental illness. No, I'm not famous. Yes, I self-publish. I've never even tried to be traditionally published for multiple reasons. Self-publishing, done properly, is the now and future of literature. It's cheaper. You have way more control. You get way more of the royalties on the books you do sell–up to 70%. You'd be quite surprised how many popular films and novels you have heard of were actually self-published. I don't want to travel. I don't want to meet people. I have zero interest in heavily promoting my work. I want to work at my own pace. That freedom is amazing. The stress of seeking a publisher is tremendous. That said, you have to find and hire your own editors, deal with formatting for print and digital, etc. All of those things become your problem, which has its own difficulties.
Okay, I think I got the basics out of the way. Ask away.
Anyway, I'm a full-time copy and research writer. I write from home and work for myself. Yes, it's a job. Yes, I get paid for it. The typical salary for what I do is between 50 and 70,000 a year (I get asked this a fucking lot, so I thought I'd get it out of the way.). It very much depends on your clients, how much time you put into your work and how well you manage your time. The great part is, you can work as little or as much as you want, so if we need me to do more family/home oriented stuff and don't need money as much, I can shift my focus there and back again as we see fit. It's very nice.
I'm also an author. I have published two horror novels and a novella so far. I'm currently working on a short story anthology, another horror novel and a non-fiction book about mental illness. No, I'm not famous. Yes, I self-publish. I've never even tried to be traditionally published for multiple reasons. Self-publishing, done properly, is the now and future of literature. It's cheaper. You have way more control. You get way more of the royalties on the books you do sell–up to 70%. You'd be quite surprised how many popular films and novels you have heard of were actually self-published. I don't want to travel. I don't want to meet people. I have zero interest in heavily promoting my work. I want to work at my own pace. That freedom is amazing. The stress of seeking a publisher is tremendous. That said, you have to find and hire your own editors, deal with formatting for print and digital, etc. All of those things become your problem, which has its own difficulties.
Okay, I think I got the basics out of the way. Ask away.
