"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get"
That is one of the most famous lines, uttered by Tom Hanks in the Oscar winning movie, Forrest Gump. An awesome movie and a great line mostly because it is the truth.
One of the things with making your living with your words is the unpredictability of it. Teaching was very organized and orderly with each day blending into the next. Students need structure and don't do well when every day is a roller coaster ride.
Writing on the other hand is definitely an adventure with a lot of ups and downs. I love my free lance jobs and continue to try and snag some more in between my blogging and trying to find a home for my latest novel.
I've been noticing that my posts on the new website http://theslowway.com/ has been generating a little more traffic for my blog which is very exciting since it is just past a year since I started it.
Last week, I got a comment on my post about the ghosts of Cape May, asking me if I wanted to have my blog featured on http://www.dwellable.com/. Dwellable is a travel site which helps people find the right place to stay. It also features blogs about many of the potential vacation spots. Since I would love to find my niche as a travel writer, I was really thrilled to get this unexpected opportunity to get some exposure for my blog as well as my other works.
While I am still waiting and working on my big break, I appreciate the nice little accomplishments that have come along.
Some days you get the yucky piece of chocolate with the gross filling you hate or you get the creamy caramel one you love. The fun is in the picking! While putting yourself and your work out there is a scary thing, the rewards do outweigh the fear factor.
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