… it sends emails.
I have had, for quite a while now, a fairly successful career as a freelance writer for hire. I have business cards and adverts and everything. Just like a real grown-up!
Seriously, though, I have had some pretty amazing and great success putting out ads for my services in various places. While some of them have resulted in nothing more than a torrent of spam (no, not a .torrent file, go look up the word), others have resulted in some wonderful opportunities. I have written (and been paid handsomely) for many different venues and people and businesses.
None of the opportunities I have gotten have compared with the one that just arrived in my email, however. I can’t disclose exact details, for various reasons, but I have just gotten a 100% legitimate offer to move to an exotic foreign country and write for a magazine there about the local scene. I’m not talking about some tiny little town in someplace you’ve never heard of, I am talking about a MAJOR European city that has more recognizable landmarks and places than nearly any other over there.
Now, I don’t plan on actually moving there, so I will probably not get the job, but the fact that it was offered was fantastic! They offered to pay for EVERYTHING! Moving expenses, residence on arrival, travel costs (business class!) etc etc and even a per diem!
As I said, I won’t be moving, so probably won’t get the job but just the fact that they offered it to me in a serious and earnest manner… they want ME to write for their magazine and LIVE there, and they’re ready willing and able to PAY for it! Amazing. Just amazing. Couldn’t feel any happier about my job than I do right this minute. This is an absolutely titanic sized sign and symbol that my career is moving along in exactly the way I have hoped and worked for. VERY proud of me right now.
In the words of the Diceman: Un-fuckin-believable!
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Proud of you, ishy!