I've always loved to write, and lately I've started to wonder if I could make a permanent career out of it. I've joined UpWork to try to get freelancing gigs, tried my hand at some poetry and short fiction, have outlined an idea for a novel, and have started to build a portfolio. What advice do you have for how to get off the ground? I'm thinking I need to start as a freelancer and accept what I can find before I'm able to "be my own boss" and write what I want and have somebody pay me money for it, but I'm open to suggestions that are more outside the box too. Thanks!