Right livelihood 1

I have recently been considering certain changes that I need to make in my writing career. I enjoy writing, of that there is no doubt. I would still write, even if I did not do it to earn money. I always have written, since I first learned how. But, the content I write is not always considerable as 'right' livelihood.

At first, I wrote books. These were my own creations and I could write them in any style or format that I chose. Then I wrote articles. These too were under my own control at first. I would write on topics that I knew about, or ones that interested me after researching them. Then I began to write a few blogs. Once more, the content was under my control and dealt with subjects I held an interest in. However, none of this made enough money to pay the bills, let alone my rent.

In order to earn money, I had to write articles, reviews, and text for writing companies that guaranteed a payment for doing such. This is when my writing work turned sour. I was able to write the material required, but it was no longer my decision what was being written. Some of the topics I had to produce work on were definitely failing to make the 'right livelihood' grade. I began to feel bad about my writing career.