I Literally Wrote the Book on Working from Home

When I decided in 2012 that I wanted to find a way to work from home, I went to the library. I found a handful of books on the subject, but they were lacking. Some covered shit like starting a concierge business (of course now with COVID-19, Uber Eats, Insta-cart, Shipt, Amazon Prime, etc…what use to be a luxury is now almost a necessity). Concierge and delivery services are now essential workers. I hope you’re tipping them well. I found a few books on freelance writing books, but they mostly focused on grammar. I found one book that I thought was a good read…it was about starving well as a freelance writer. It was funny, but it didn’t really have a lot to say about treating it like a business and really making it work.

Needless to say, there weren’t a ton of resources. There were a lot of newsletters, forums, ad covered websites, content mills (please stay away from those), etc. There were a few freelance websites at the time. I signed up for a few content mills as well as a few freelancing sites, but for a while I did nothing. I wasn’t really sure how to get started. On the freelance sites, I’d look around at all of the other experienced writers, the ones with the feedback, and I thought, “Who in the hell would want to hire me when there are all of these experienced people?!”

But…I knew that because of some shit I was dealing with and because of BB’s autism diagnosis (and the fact he is nonverbal), I had to figure this shit out. And it turns out now with COVID-19, self-employment seems to be the most stable job choice of them all.

And it was a lot of work, a lot of trial and error, a lot of crying and figuring shit out, and a lot of wondering what in the hell would happen. And a lot of people telling me, “You should write a book!”

So I Wrote the Damn Book

I wrote Kill Something and Drag It Home: A Woman’s Guide to Smashing (and Surviving) the Work from Home Lifestyle. And of course, anyone can read it. It’s geared toward women because I am one. The language is fairly gender neutral. It’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited. And if you don’t have Kindle Unlimited, you are likely eligible for a free trial. How great is that? It’s also available in paperback.

I covered every area that I wished I could have found help with such as:

Preparing yourself mentally to work from home (remember how I wondered why in the hell anyone would choose me?)
How to turn your faults into assets
My three rules for work
How to set your rates
Business plans
Scheduling
Understanding your market
Productivity
And more

Make sure and grab your copy on Amazon! Don’t forget to leave a review there and on GoodReads.