I’ve been earning a good living as a freelance writer for about a year and a half now (my, how time rockets!). During this time I’ve had steady work and very early on even managed to get myself a cool editing job on Australia’s biggest parenting website, Kidspot.
I love it. I love it. I love it.
I was supposed to leave my city corporate job and be a SAHM while I ‘found my feet’ as a writer. Turns out I was wearing comfy shoes within two weeks of leaving the old career.
So how did it all happen so fast and so seamlessly?
I’d like to tell you that it’s all just because I’m such a talented writer and hard worker bee, but… well, truth be told, I had a very unfair advantage all along. A very, very unfair advantage.
You see, my sister is Allison Tait and Al has got to be one of Australia’s most successful, most respected, most hard-working freelance writers. She’s been working successfully from home, writing into the wee small hours around her young kids, for over ten years. Before that she worked for some of Australia’s top magazines – Country Style, House & Garden, Vogue Living, CLEO and more. When it comes to writing, my sister is the absolute biz.
Luckily for me, Al is also one of the most generous people I know. Ever since I started my blog (a thing she encouraged me into in the first place), Al has been the biggest support to me. When I told her I was thinking about throwing in my marketing career to become a writer, she didn’t hesitate. She opened up her contacts book and said, “Where do you want to start? What can I do to help?”.
Like I said, a very, very, very unfair advantage.
Yet Al’s generosity doesn’t just extend to giving her little sister a helping hand. Lately Al has done what she does best and written a book. This one is called “Get Paid To Write” and it’s pretty much Allison Tait opening up her contacts book for you. For only $1,495, she’s giving you all she’s got. Actually, she’s foolishly only charging $14.95.
If you’ve ever dreamed of making a living from writing, if you’ve ever wondered how to start, what to do, who to ask, what it’s like…. buy Al’s ebook. All her clever writing and editing friends have contributed, so you’re getting all of Al’s wisdom and then some more.
I’ve written this post because I think Al’s practical, no-nonsense how-to book is a fantabulicious resource for all kinds of writers and all kinds of dreamers. And I’ve written this post because I love my sister’s kind, kind heart almost more than I love her clever crafty clogs writing skills.
Thank you, Al. I hope your ebook goes viral. They’ll be lucky to have it.
[I know my feature image appears to have nothing whatsoevs to do with Al’s book, but it’s actually Cappers reading one of her very favourite books (Kate Knapp’s Ruby Red Shoes), so I thought it was quite fitting…]