I Just Got My First Writing Gig

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, someone contacted me having read the following story of mine.</p><div id="f5f8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://psiloveyou.xyz/losing-contact-with-my-3-children-c08d39e26ff1"> <div> <div> <h2>Losing Contact With My 3 Children</h2> <div><h3>Facing life’s adversities with love</h3></div> <div><p>psiloveyou.xyz</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*vNQGg9qtUBtIjkf3FRMwCg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="27e0">Since joining Medium in 2017 I have written extensively on the experiences of those that are affected by the issues discussed in the above story. On reflection, I realise the writing process was two-fold. First, I wrote to survive, to make sense of the chaos that I was going through. Secondly, and this is what I did not realise at the time, I was finding my writing voice.</p><p id="4e81">I am now a content writer for a charitable organisation that supports children, parents and grandparents that go through the issues discussed in my story.</p><p id="8a81">The organisation that approached me, informed me it was my genuine voice that stuck out in my above story. And, it was this that got me the job. As a content writer, I suddenly find myself with a task, a plan and a deadline! It’s strange, that only now, since becoming a paid writer, I now consider myself a bonafide writer.</p><p id="0b1c">I won’t bore you with my feelings of anxi

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ety and worry over whether I am good enough to do the task that is now expected of me. If I were to ruminate on such matters for too long, I would end up turning this opportunity down. And where’s the benefit in doing that?</p><p id="445e">So what have I learnt? Be true to yourself, particularly in your writing. Opportunities will present themselves.</p><div id="2021" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/that-one-time-i-got-kidnapped-by-a-bunch-of-m-ms-fa8f3c723f0b"> <div> <div> <h2>That One Time I Got Kidnapped by a Bunch of M&Ms</h2> <div><h3>I had an uncandy feeling that I was being followed</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*w663wKfDvL1H0vf6AOt7_g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="3812" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-pun-joke-word-play-and-satirical-story-walk-into-a-bar-bebe91e32c2f"> <div> <div> <h2>A Pun, Joke, Word-Play and Satirical Story, Walk into a Bar</h2> <div><h3>No joke</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*dpSpcUM_nLDd__0EhhgBIA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

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I’m a part-time psychiatric nurse and a part-time writer. In a very short space of time, writing has become an integral part of my life. In no uncertain terms, it has saved my life. However, it is not just a means for me to survive the adversities of life. It is a means for me to flourish, grow and be grateful for what I have. It also gives me the resources to cope with what I have lost.

Creative writing is a bizarre vocation, in that writers are really hard on themselves. “When can I start calling myself a writer? Am I a proper writer or am I just an aspiring writer?”

Anyone that has read any of my recent stories will know that I write mostly satire. On the surface, these stories come across as light-hearted. But take away the puns and jokes, and what’s left are my experiences in this chaotic journey we call life. Hurt and pain drive my writing. This essential dynamic is reciprocal. My writing, in turn, drives my hurt and pain into creativity.

I’ve been kicking about on Medium for a couple of years. A short while ago, someone contacted me having read the following story of mine.

Since joining Medium in 2017 I have written extensively on the experiences of those that are affected by the issues discussed in the above story. On reflection, I realise the writing process was two-fold. First, I wrote to survive, to make sense of the chaos that I was going through. Secondly, and this is what I did not realise at the time, I was finding my writing voice.

I am now a content writer for a charitable organisation that supports children, parents and grandparents that go through the issues discussed in my story.

The organisation that approached me, informed me it was my genuine voice that stuck out in my above story. And, it was this that got me the job. As a content writer, I suddenly find myself with a task, a plan and a deadline! It’s strange, that only now, since becoming a paid writer, I now consider myself a bonafide writer.

I won’t bore you with my feelings of anxiety and worry over whether I am good enough to do the task that is now expected of me. If I were to ruminate on such matters for too long, I would end up turning this opportunity down. And where’s the benefit in doing that?

So what have I learnt? Be true to yourself, particularly in your writing. Opportunities will present themselves.