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 Dare to Dream
Welcome to the second issue of ATWC an Ezine for writers of color.
For those of you who are receiving your second issue, glad you're still with us. To the newbies, welcome aboard!
I've got to admit that as I type this, I'm actually mentally cataloguing the contents of my refrigerator and wondering if I could possibly have missed sampling any items?
I don't know about you, but Thanksgiving seems to start this eat-everything-in-sight downward spiral which doesn't end until the January 1st self-assessment period. You know, the period where you make resolutions that you're unable to keep past a month or two, but nevertheless make like clockwork every year?
This year, I'm doing something different, I'm tossing out the what if's, the when I's and the if only's and doing something really amazing...living in the here and now and working with what I've *gasp* got.
What does this have to do with freelance opportunities? Well, I know I might just be talking to and about myself, but it took me roughly 22 years to realize the dream of my 17 year old self...to be a writer. I kept postponing getting started. I waited for the perfect storyline, the perfect education, the perfect surroundings, the perfect mindset. Guess what? They don't exist, but your dream does.
No matter what obstacles come your way just get started. Write in the morning, write in the evening, write at the dinner table...just write. And then, when you think you're done...write some more, then come on over to the water cooler, pick a likely market and submit. You'll be glad you did!
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