…In March, I cut back my day job to 20 hours instead of 40, because I was so deluged with writing work I could not keep up, and what’s more, it paid better.

Hi,

How did you get into writing? Did you go to college? Self taught? Was it part of your 40 hour job and you were able to network off of it some way? If so, how did you do it?

I guess what I am asking is how does one break into writing and is there a way of doing it that does not require that one have gone through college? As many parents stayed home to take care of their kids and put off their own careers, how would one get into freelancing? Is there an organization, a list or do these blogs you are on pay? If it is that these blogs pay, did you find it difficult to get started and do you find it consumes a lot of your time? Or, does it not consume any more of your time than as if you were at your 40 hour a week job, but get to be at home and do it? How does one “break into” getting published if they have a story-manuscript they think would be “great in print”?

Any suggestions on how others could “break into” freelancing and or being published is the bottom line question.

Thanks for the chance to ask these things. Have a great day!