Initial Musings of a Middle-Aged, Newbie Freelance Writer
Posted: October 13, 2011 Filed under: Initial Musings | Tags: Communication, Freelancer, Telecommuting, Writing, Writing and Editing 3 Comments »Hello there,
My name is Jeannette. Welcome to my blog-in-progress. Please excuse the mess while I figure out what I’m doing.
I hope to accomplish a few things with this blog. I evidently need to build a “platform” for success as a writer, so this is my attempt to get started with that. More on that later. I also figured a blog might help me get a handle on all the information I’ve been soaking up, kind of like taking notes when I was in junior high — it helps to write the stuff down. And, if someone out there is like me, trying to figure out the whole freelance writing thing from scratch, without a clue where to start, maybe my blog will help. Hmmm… that’s if I get readers. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. For now, I will assume I have readers and hope that wishing and hard work will make it so.
As you can see from the title of this post, I am a middle-aged (somewhere less than half of 100), newbie (working toward my goal for six years), freelance (as yet unpublished in print) writer (since I was a kid). I have a B.A. in telecommunications — read broadcasting — with a minor in journalism. I worked briefly as a reporter for a radio station, but ended up in the Air Force for seven years and then became a work-at-home mom (medical transcriptionist) for 16 years.
Two years ago, I quit transcribing to concentrate on writing. The writing I’m doing now is not what I really want to do. It’s not much money, and it takes all my time. Again, more on that another day. Currently, there is a lull in the work flow, and I have decided to take advantage of it by beginning a blog — I have been thinking about it off and on for a few years. As usual, it has taken me a while to get around to it. And I have no excuses now.
So, here I am, about to enter blogosphere. All I have to do is hit the publish button. It’s a little scary. A little intimidating. But, hey, I’m an ex-Air Force brat too. I’m used to going new places. Ready?
Engage.
(Okay, I like Star Trek.)
Next up: Educating Jeannette
