Expectations VS Reality
Have you ever had an idea and ran with it and only later realised you have no idea what youāre doing?
That was me.
In retrospect, I should have known this would happen as I did the same thing when I wrote my first book. I just thought, āI want to write a bookā and it was only when I was halfway through that I realised I had no idea what I was doing.
Regrettably, I never learned and last year when I saw a college course advertising proofreading and editing I thoughtā¦ that could help me; Iām a writer. It will be good to learn how to proofread and edit my books properly.
I now roll my eyes at myself as the course just confirmed that no one can proofread their own work, but it did teach me a lot.
It turns out that while Iām terrible at spotting my own mistakes; I am good at spotting other peopleās, which gave me the idea of working freelance.
Unfortunately, getting my degree was the easy part of all this.
I now get to the bit where I have no clue what Iām doingā¦ finding work!
You see, while I did my course, I did a lot of research about getting freelance work and it all seemed so easy. I expected to sign up on websites, pick a job, and then get to work.
Yes, I was stupid!
As I wander the internet, setting up profile after profile and fighting others for jobs, Iāve discovered that writing experience and a degree donāt actually get you very far.
To be exact, all itās got me is a couple of writing jobs, about 50 different cover letters and a lot of rejection.
So where do I go from here?
Well, I think I can safely say the only place left to go is up.
I need to get experience and I intend to do so even if it means working for free!
Will I succeed?
I donāt know, but I do know this…
My expectations were wrong, but I control my reality and will make it a good one!
