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Hustle

10/9/2020

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Good morning, Readers!
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While I'm hunting for a job, I'm also trying to create various income streams for myself. I don't like not working. It feels icky to me. And if I can't find a job, perhaps I can make one for myself. And so...

I'm offering up my talents as a first pass editor.

This is stuff I've been doing for free for my writer friends for a long, long time. I won't charge them for future projects, of course, but my time has value, so any others seeking a first pass edit will be charged. If they decide to go with me, of course.

I made a website for it (here), and have created a Fiverr account (check that out here) for it and maybe I'll be able to make ends meet. It's a stretch. I mean, the typos in my tweets alone...

But see, that does give me perspective on how easy it is to make errors and how necessary a second set of eyes are. And I think I do a pretty good job as a first pass editor. I'm empathetic and enthusiastic, and I genuinely care about the stories I read. I really want them to do well.

The problem, of course, would be to drum up business; enough that I can relax about my joblessness. I'm not sure I can do that, but I'm hoping that maybe it'll happen despite my shitty marketing abilities. We'll see. I am encouraged by two recent clients, who had nice things to say about my work. Here's one testimonial:
With six non-fiction books in publication, you might think that it would be easy for me to write fiction – wrong. Thank goodness Sonia was there for me. She took my manuscript - poorly punctuated, with confused character naming, and a lack of descriptions for my characters - and made it much better. Her comments were helpful, thoughtfully offered, and always on point.  I am motivated to use her input and take my manuscript to the next level.   
 - Dave Coderre, author
It's a flooded market, and I'm not exceptionally hopeful it'll drive any kind of income for me, but this is something I can do extra even if I do get that job I'm searching for, so that's something, at least.

Aside from the job-hunting, I'm working to try and make my way in the world. With a little luck, maybe one of them will pan out for me!

I have more cleaning and sorting to do, so I'm off.

​Ciao!
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