[Announcement] Getting a Job

I'm Getting a Job

Hello, everyone! It’s been a week. By now, you know something’s happened and yes, it has to do with the trip to my dad’s. What did though? Well…

I’m getting a job!

Yeah. It’s my choice if you’re wondering (though my parents think it is a great one). Let’s face facts, I’m not a student anymore and at 22, I can no longer call myself a child. Soon, I need to move out and “get responsible” as well as take care of myself.

To do any of that, I need to be financially stable. For that, I need a job. I don’t come from money. Writing is great and I enjoy it immensely but allow me to be frank and admit that the pay (for me thus far) is crap. I certainly don’t make anywhere near enough money to consider it as anything other than a hobby. (before this month, I made $14 a month off patreon which for me is about $1.1-$1.4 a chapter. It’s...not encouraging)

Let me take this chance to say a heartfelt thank you to my patrons; Dave, Stone_rose, ScruffyBobo and Talendrake for all their support and contributions. You guys are the best! In fact, you are heroes! I appreciate all you do, perhaps more than I actually say.

It’s not just about the money though. Well, maybe it is but only partly. With some help, I’ve managed to get a place that’s great and I think the experience will be worth it. Best not put all my eggs in one basket career wise. Your twenties is supposed to be an exploratory phase, isn’t it? Where you discover your interests and work towards them, figuring out what works and what doesn’t.

Me? I am going to put my new degree to use for a bit and see where it gets me and how far I can go down that path. Perhaps, I’ll put some money away for my masters.

The decision was not an easy one to make considering how involved I’ve become in this project and how, one way or another, this job will definitely affect my writing. However, I hope you’ll agree that it is a necessary one. I’ll do my best to minimise it. All I can say for now is that I won’t quit working on HoGW but we might take a few hits frequency wise.

To sum everything, I’ve gotten a job. Reasons: I need the money. I need the experience. I need to make something of myself. I need to try things out and see what’s good for me. It will be really great if I could get some support on this. In fact, I start Monday!

Wish me luck!