I wrote my first 50K words in NaNoWriMo 2016. I put it down, and got the rest of my life in process after that.
Including my plan to retire in another week.
No, I'm not retiring off the proceeds from a blockbuster first novel.
I've just managed to put together the magic combination of age, Social Security, pensions, and various tax-sheltered money to be able to cut loose the full-time gig.
For now.
There are no guarantees. It's totally possible that I will need to pick up another FT job in the future. I do anticipate that I will be picking up some PT money within 6 months, at least. I may sub, either in schools, or with temp office work.
Or not.
As I get near the finish line (completed revision, ready to test the waters), I've started learning more about the publishing business.
It's generally NOT pretty. The business is in chaos, run largely by people who were NOT the stars of their business school - they are English majors.
Read more from an insider about the state of the publishing world.
