I majored in journalism in college , but fell into tech sales after graduation. Over the past 17 years, I've worked my way from cold-calling as a sales rep to a Director of Sales. But after having kids I started craving a creative outlet and decided to start writing again in 2024. I didn't set out to make money from it. My first several pieces were unpaid personal stories for a parenting website. When the editor reached out and asked if I wanted to try freelancing , it gave me the confidence to