I made some changes in my life. I wasn’t happy at my job, so I quit. I’ll need another job eventually, (I’m considering going back to school this fall, even) but for now I’m a house husband, blogger, working on some cosplay (because I wanted to grow up to be an Imagineer), preparing my first novel for self-pub via Amazon, and working on a second novel.
Life isn’t perfect.
Eventually savings will get low, but we’re okay on money for now. Maybe my novel will actually make some money, but I’m not pinning all of my dreams to that star. I’m taking the time to learn how successful self-pub writers promote their books, though, so at least I’m making an effort to succeed.
I’m not happy happy happy all the time, but I’m happier, which is nice. My confidence in myself comes and goes in spurts, but not having had the stress of work for the last few weeks has been tremendous for me. No customers accusing me of willfully not helping them at the behest of my corporate masters, no deadlines to meet other than those I’ve set for myself, and I finally get to spend every evening with my wife and my dog.
Life isn’t perfect, but, for now, I’m doing a little better.
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HI Gry, I read over your last post, you’ve really come a long way.
Thanks. I came clean to my wife about how poorly I was doing. Being the super-supportive person she is, she told me to quit my job and finally publish the book whose completed manuscript I’ve been sitting on for a decade.
I’ve come a long way, and I have a good woman to thank for it.
OMG total SAHD author FTW!