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John Adamus the People’s coach and editor

awesome_john

Okay, cards on the table, because that's what they taught me to do in rehab when things feel like the worst.

Here's a whole thread of uncomfortable things that I really need to talk about, well aware that talking might not help, but I don't have anything else.

Let's go

If you're ever thinking "hey is being a freelance editor and writing coach great?" It is. I love this job. I was born for this job. This is my passion.

I make less than $1000 a month at this job.

Let's talk editing. I'm a good editor. I can edit an MS under 100k in a week. I offer payment plans, reduced rates, everything I can think of to help an author succeed.

I throw in query letters and marketing advice too. Because I can. Because someone should.

Let's talk coaching. If you don't know what that is, that's where I help you write better but not by editing alone. I'm good at that too. I love doing it. I do a lot of it without asking to be paid. I just want people to feel good about their creativity and writing.

I don't know if you've encountered this cycle, maybe you have:

You struggle to make ends meet
You talk about struggling to make ends meet
People see you talking about it and assume you're doing something wrong so they walk on by
So you struggle to make ends meet

It is one of the most discouraging, frustrating, and shame-generating cycles I've ever been in. It's hard to feel pride in what you do when it seems fragile or ephemeral.

This cycle is not unique to me, I know. And I'm lucky that it's not worse, I know that too.

But I am tired of the grind to try and stay afloat, and right now I'm sinking.

See, the tough thing is that when you talk about how hard things can be, you actually can chase people away who would otherwise be making it possible for you to not have those hard times.

You scare off customers and clients when you say would love some customers and clients.

But it's ludicrous to me to pretend like everything's all nice and neat and pretty when very clearly (he says pointing to the furnace) it's not.

I think pretending real life is some separate thing and that business requires a "persona" is fraudulent.

This is me. This is who I am. This is what I do. I am SO VERY NOT a perfect person. But I try to be a good person.

And I'm exactly the sort of guy who hates asking for help because he grew up feeling like a burden anytime he needed help.

I don't know who's going to see this message in a digital bottle from my internet island to yours. But I'm writing this message in the hopes that somebody somewhere can do more than just click a heart on a tweet or tell me how things really suck.

If you need an editor, I'm here.
If you need a cheerleader for your creativity, I'm here.
If you need a creative zealot, I'm here.
If you need a book marketed, I'm here.

Details at http://writernextdoor.com

http://Paypal.me/JohnAdamus
CashApp - $cashforjohna
Venmo - John-Adamus

Let’s Tell Your Story.

Let's Tell Your Story

http://writernextdoor.com

I would love to help you. I'm good at what I do, and I won't let you down.

Any help you can offer, be it retweets or financial or telling your friends that there's this guy who's just had too much today, is appreciated.

I love you. You're awesome.
Thanks for listening.

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