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Writing This December

Written by Basile Samel

Published Dec 7, 2019. Last edited Dec 7, 2019.

2020 has yet to be my most productive writing year. 200WaD grows, my skills grow, and the number of new opportunities keeps increasing. I received my first payment as a freelancer this week. A guest post on a blog for 20 cents a word, soon to be published. It’s a huge creative breakout, the promise of a new income source to increase my runway.

At my current rate, I’d only need to write four articles of 1000 words to cover a month’s worth of living expenses. 48 guest posts a year to fund me and keep growing my digital products.

My writing skills are improving. I have to write more and get better at distributing my content, but my confidence has never been stronger. I’m so close to design a financially sustainable lifestyle as a nomad maker, there is no time to rest on my laurels.

Today I’m coming back to France. I’ll stay at the family house for a month, in the countryside. I’m looking forward to the peace and quiet of writing and reading by the fireplace. The time I spend offline will significantly increase. I’m planning to spend around 4 hours a day programming and managing my products, and spend the rest of the time in the pursuit of writing, family, and exercise. It’s a time of introspection.