I have being reading 'the well-fed writer' lately and I am pretty set on becoming a freelance copywriter. It seems like a no-brainer for me. Writing is something I have always thoroughly enjoyed and more than one professor in college said I had a gift.
Moving into copywriting will require some work on my part. It is very different from anything else I have done but I am willing to embrace the blood, sweat and tears.
That said, there are a couple things that scare me about leaving the cubicle.
1.) Social interaction(or lack of it). I will be sitting behind a screen all day with no coworkers. You location independent guys, how do you handle this?
2.) Independent motivation. In a regular job, you have a boss that sets expectations and you have coworkers to compete with. Basically, you are forced to perform. My fear is that I don't know if I will be able to push myself on my own. When I get on my laptop, I tend to get distracted easily...How do you L.I guys cope with that and set goals?
Moving into copywriting will require some work on my part. It is very different from anything else I have done but I am willing to embrace the blood, sweat and tears.
That said, there are a couple things that scare me about leaving the cubicle.
1.) Social interaction(or lack of it). I will be sitting behind a screen all day with no coworkers. You location independent guys, how do you handle this?
2.) Independent motivation. In a regular job, you have a boss that sets expectations and you have coworkers to compete with. Basically, you are forced to perform. My fear is that I don't know if I will be able to push myself on my own. When I get on my laptop, I tend to get distracted easily...How do you L.I guys cope with that and set goals?