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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jeff37923" data-source="post: 3403574" data-attributes="member: 26008">I work a night security job that allows me to write when the site is quiet. I've found that if you freelance, its easy to get your work published - there's plenty of places that want content. What's hard is to get paid for your published work. Of the hundred or so articles and columns I've gotten published, I've only been paid for four of them so far. Since I've got a bill-paying job, I can keep indulging my writing habit.I've seen many people try to pursue their art (music, writing, etc.) and when they first get paid for it, they quit their job and try to chase that dream. After the bills start piling up, they go back to working a regular job and become disallusioned with their art. I decided early on that the old advice was right, "Don't quit your day job" and I didn't.</blockquote>