I haven't considered myself as a good writer until my end-of-term project got praises from my Communication Skills professor way back in college. Well, who would have thought that the girl who barely got As on her high school compositions will be able to produce a praise-worthy book review by a professional writer? Never in my dreams have I thought I will be considered as the best writer in my class. It was surreal!
It has been six years since then but the memory is still crystal clear in my mind. During that time, I discovered my passion for writing. I may not have gotten myself involved in writing at once but that love was still in my heart. I decided to focus on my studies that time but I have not left my passion behind. I just set it aside for a while.
Well, the story does not end there. As I've established my career as a Registered Nurse, I got the chance to blog and share a part of me to the world through my site http://gettingthere-angelle.blogspot.com/. I've been managing my site for 9 months already, constantly updating whenever I get the chance to write. However, I wanted to explore the writer's world and got myself into a writing job instead.
I've been a web content writer for 3 days already and although it pays not-so-well(I get P43.00 per a 500- word article), it makes me happy. In fact, I can just smile whenever my mom and sister ask me how much I get compensated for all the writing I've done these past few days. Crazy, right?
I don't really want to give this job up for now because this is the first job I got hired for. Imagine, I've been working like a carabao when I was volunteering my services as a nurse at a nearby hospital and I didn't get anything. Plus, I've been spending some time with my blog for quite a while and I don't gain a cent for what I was doing. Other than those, this job is very rewarding. Since I started, I go to bed with a warmth in my heart, knowing that I've been able to beat my employer's deadline from time to time. This job may be something I started out of curiosity, but I never expeced that it will be this fulfilling.
Anyway, I got accepted by another writing company, which guarantees more monetary compensation, as a web content writer. I'm not yet loaded with writing tasks but I'll do my best to write high quality articles. I want to learn how to spend my time wisely. I'll dedicate my free time to writing.
FYI, I don't intent to be the next J.K. Rowling or Nicholas Sparks as of today and although my dream is to be the next New York Times Bestselling Author someday, I am content with what I have right now. I may have a couple of writing jobs and an upcoming nusing work(yes, one that is not 'voluntary!') which cannot pay me A LOT today, but I believe that every one must have humble beginnings. Right now, I am a budding writer and a neophyte nurse but I won't allow myself to be stuck here. I'll be working hard and someday, I'll be at my best. Who knows, I might get a million worth of paycheck per article someday.
Lovelots,
Maica Angelle
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