Comments on: Aunt Becky Finds Her Missing Piece

By: Jen Anderson

Jen Anderson — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:00:40 +0000

I took classes at mediabistro in NYC to get started writing freelance. They have online classes. They also have articles for premium members with advice on pitching articles to different magazines, which is very helpful.

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:16:18 +0000

The comments seem to be mixed. A lot of us have found where we’re going and and there are some who are still looking. What is interesting (and what I suspected) was that, like me, many people simply fell into something where they felt they belonged.

Dave “fell” into finance (he’s a software engineer) and I literally stumbled into writing. Funny how that works out.

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:13:22 +0000

How’s this? The next time I get one of my Nigerian Princes sending me a notification of inheriting a sum of 100000000000 pounds (I get those emails at LEAST every other day), I will send it to you. Because we’ve been friends a long time and I like you a lot.

By: Bluebird

Bluebird — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:46:01 +0000

Ah. How exciting it must be to have made a decision and have a direction. I’m very happy for you, and wish you the very best of luck

As for myself, I don’t hate my job, and I could possibly even like it – but I do hate the lifestyle that it requires. Which is as frustrating, if not more so, than actually hating my job I think. Who knows?

This post has too many comments and I’m not up to reading them all But I’m curious – what percentage *have* found there way? And do they have any wisdom to impart upon the rest of us?

By: Betty M

Betty M — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:29:06 +0000

Great to see you finding your place.
I think I’ve found mine. I know I couldn’t not work some part of my week and despite all the frustrations of working in public service in a kick ass recession it makes me so much happier than when i was at big nasty commercial law outfit. Plus I’ve been saying I want to do this since I was 14 so glad I really am. Not to say that I would carry on when someone hands me a gazillion million in the lottery though….

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:57:05 +0000

See, now, I’d be a lousy editor. I hate editing, if you can’t tell that by my lackluster grammatical errors. But that’s a great career for someone smart like you.

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:59:05 +0000

And that’s a beautiful way of saying it. You’re exactly right. I don’t have to do anything. It all will feed my soul. Thank you for saying it so well.

By: bashtree

bashtree — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:58:39 +0000

I have a degree in journalism from a top school, and I concentrated on editing, English grammar, blah blah… I am thinking about being a professional red pen — an editor-for-hire or a proofreader-for-hire. I might move into SEO too, which I think would be cool, but that would be much later. Brian gets 4 weeks of vacation a year plus I can go on all his trips if I want, so I want to do something ‘portable’ so to speak. And the idea of getting PAID to correct people (my finest skill) is totally awesome.

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:51:28 +0000

It’s all about knowing what’s right for you, but you know that.

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:36:07 +0000

Where your heart lies, there your treasure is also? I totally butchered that, didn’t I?

It feels good to have a path. I have been pathless for so long. Floundering and just waiting for the next thing to happen.