Since 2012, I have been working part-time (from my home) supporting engineering projects back in California. The flexible arrangement was awesome -- I had time to be with my kids and deal with all the school/extracurricular activities; I had time to focus on getting healthy at the gym; I had time to keep ahead of all the household chores that would otherwise have eaten into our precious weekends; I had time to work on various writing projects; and I was still able to contribute to our household income. Unfortunately, it was not enough income.
As my writing talents have proved not to be of the I-can-make-a-living-off-of-this caliber, I was forced to accept the fact it was time for me to re-focus on my engineering career. Today, I accepted an offer to return to work full-time for a NYC engineering firm. I really liked the people I met, and I am excited about all the new opportunities I will have to add value to the firm -- but it is still bittersweet.
I know plenty of people who have been able to work full-time and still publish. I hope to be one of those people. The bright side of a long ferry commute to the City is that I'll have at least an hour and a half of time to focus on writing each day. This is how I plan to complete the third volume of The Stewards of Reed series. It will be published in 2015...I just can't say when exactly.
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