30th anniversary as a full-time writer
by Rob - April 29th, 2013.Filed under: Milestones.
Today is my 30th anniversary of being a full-time self-employed freelance writer.
On Friday, April 29, 1983, I finished the last job I ever had — being a teaching assistant in the School of Radio and Television Arts at Ryerson in Toronto. I’ve never had a boss since then.
I spent most of the rest of the 1980s doing freelance newspaper and magazine journalism, plus writing projects for corporate and government clients; I didn’t transition to full-time science-fiction writing until the early 1990s.
It’s been an amazing thirty years. I’m a lucky guy.
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April 29th, 2013 at 1:11 pm
Congrats on the milestone Rob!
And while it’s true you’re lucky, it’s obvious to anyone who has followed your career to any extent that your success is well-earned, and not just luck.
April 29th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
No easy accomplishment! Congratulations on a truly significant anniversary!
April 30th, 2013 at 11:56 pm
Yes….a very lucky guy. Congrats on your first 30 years and hoping you can give all of us fans at least another 30 years!
May 10th, 2013 at 11:49 am
Huge congratulations my friend!