On this day last year, I lost my full-time employment very abruptly. I took one day to mourn the shit of it and then threw myself into writing. And let me say that I could not have possibly have gotten where I am now without all of you lovely people reading my stories and, of course, commissioning me. I am not quite there yet as I'm waiting on some regular payments to be made (Patreon etc) but I do believe that I have now made my salary from that job that I lost, which is, in all honesty, an amazing achievement.

This is not the anniversary of something negative but the positive: being self-employed full-time.

I went through an awful lot of "shit", shall we say, in the months that folllowed, to this day. I'm still dealing with the backlash. I remember riding my grey mare around a new arena when my phone was buzzing, the old company trying to call me to arrange my appeal meeting (old news but they agreed with everything I raised and even put this in writing but I didn't get my job back). The sick dread, the worthlessness, the paranoia, the worry. I worry too much about too many different things and I am fighting each and every day to make my mind a healthier place. That/this is solely a set-back that will be overcome.

But I am here now and it is what it is. Freelancing full-time has opened up a world of opportunities to me and I have met an incredible number of interesting people - vibrant people, people who are positive and inspire me to do more, to be more. This is far, far better than being in an office and the flexibility allows me to give the grey mare the best care possible through her injury/illness and, hopefully now, her recovery too.

Life is more interesting now and I can only see a route in which we go onward and upward here. So, let's see just what we can make of all that comes now!

Thanks for supporting my work along the way - I would, quite literally, have a very, very different kind of life if I was not able to delve into my writing for you guys each and every day. And I will be forever grateful to each and every one of my supporters, whether you are a client, someone who looks at the eBooks, a reader, a fan - everything and anything. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Let's have at this next year now, shall we?

Amethyst