Right livelihood 2

Obviously, some decision had to be made and some steps taken to improve the situation. Could I return to the pleasant days of writing books, blogs, and articles, but manage to make enough income from them somehow - or did I have to find a new source of income, to replace the commercial company work?

If I had successful marketing skills, I would have already sold thousands of copies of the books I have already written. I have a website, newsletter, bulletin boards at community websites, a local library - but people simply do not buy enough of my books to allow me to eat, let alone live in a house and have enough electricity for a computer.

Likewise, my blogs and articles earn me weekly cents rather than the necessary rent-paying dollars. I enjoy writing blogs, but this does not make me rich; it just buys me a cup of coffee once or twice a month. It is possible that I could do something with my article writing, however, and that is the step I have decided to work with.

Whilst easing my way out of writing 'rubbish' for commercial companies, I am planning to market my article writing services. I cannot say 'no more' and rely entirely on my new plans, but I can say 'less' until such time as I can do so. Rather than just writing for online websites and earning an ongoing few dollars each week, I am going to start writing articles targeted to magazines. Additionally, I shall contact local businesses that I approve of, to offer copywriting services. In this way, the content and topics I write about will be in my own hands, once more and I shall be back on track with the 'right livelihood' aspect of my practice.