Am I A Professional Writer Yet?

I started my new job today.  I'll refrain from naming my place of employment for now for fear that some of the things that I write in this still evolving blog may reflect negatively on the wonderful people that were so kind as to agree to pay me for doing something I love.  As to my job description, I'm a copywriter concentrating on search engine optimized product review articles for a small online retailer based in north Tampa.  In a nutshell, I write marketing copy designed to boost sales.  For those select few who were aware of my recent efforts toward finding gainful employment, I've decided to put teaching on the back burner for now.  The shear number of people competing for the few remaining teaching positions makes it unlikely that I'll be hired into the public school system any time soon; there are simply too many more qualified applicants with more experience vying for the same jobs.  I am still holding out hope for something better in the near future and my search for a viable career will continue clandestinely.  To all of my friends and family, thank you for all of your support the past few months.  After repeated dalliances with madness over the frustration of being unable to find a job this summer, I would have surely given up long ago had it not been for all of the encouragement that I had received. 

So I shall trudge on with the tedious task of writing copy knowing that each day of work means my portfolio grows that much more.  If there is one favor that I could request of anyone reading my blog it would be to ask for your honest opinion of my writing.  For me, this is an experiment.  An attempt to find my own personal style while honing my skills in the grammar and mechanics of the English language.  Be brutally honest.  I can take it.  The only path to improvement is the one that makes me aware of my faults and helps me shed my inconsistencies. 

He has the makings of a good copywriter.

It is not my dream to one day write a best seller or the next great American novel.  In truth, I already possess everything I've ever wanted in life so fame and fortune are unimportant to me.  I merely seek to enjoy what I do and to do my best at it, whatever it may be.  Some might say that that's the mindset of a loser and a quitter who only seeks to maintain status quo.  I say that it's the ethos of a man who's already won all of the fortunes that life has to offer. 

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