The Hustle

Well. guess what. As I type this, I am now a full time writer. That's right, the dream has finally come true. And it too a whole lot of shit and work to get to this place.

I have this blog. Thank God that I do. This is where I can be the real me and not sugar coat anything. This is where I open up my heart and mind and let it all hang out. For good, bad, and truly ugly. This is where the honesty happens. So, count this as blog #1.

A few years back, LinkedIn invited me to try out their new service that would allow people to post blog posts. I was one of their inaugural members to take advantage of it. And it's still something that I still do to this day. So, count that as blog #2. Passive, but I still post and keep it active, from time to time.

And, now, less than a week ago, I started blog #3. https://medium.com/@gheamale This particular one is for the start-up (surprise!!! I have a new side gig. Then again, when don't I) http://sphere5.com And this particular one I'm stupid proud of. They (and I mean the founder and CEO) who loved my writing and asked me why I wasn't doing it full time. Why I wasn't doing it professionally. Two and a half months later I've edited one ebook and written another.

That's right. I've written a book. And you know what? I got a huge rush out of it. As I was pounding out words, I knew that it was going to be published and I would officially be an author. It was a high, brand new and I wanted more. I was hooked and couldn't stop. I wrote 90% of the book in two and a half hours - counting the research I was doing for it, as well. I was finally doing what I was put on this Earth to do and it was a rush unlike any other.

So, the new blog, Medium, I'm updating six days a week. With rest on Sunday. But...next month is November. Meaning NaNoWriMo. Which means I'm going to take another stab at being a fiction author. And, you know what, this time around, I think I got it. I have a wizard (non-metaphoical) that I've been cooking up for the better part of six months that I'm finally going to put to life. Give him an adventure.

Which clocks me in at three blogs and a novella by the end of the year. And I couldn't be happier.