Ghost Writers' World

I am one of those lucky women who has never worked in an office. Yes, I have always worked from home- right from the time I graduated as an engineer and got married in December 2008. It has been a decade now since I have been working as a freelance writer, working from the comfort of my home. During this decade, I’ve not only established a writing career, I have had and raised two kids. One is 7 now while the other one is 4. To those parents who wish to work from home due to family or other reasons, I want to assure you: Yes, you can make money writing while running a household and raising kids. Is it easy? Of course not. It’s been an organizational nightmare for me juggling a struggling career and raising a family. I have worked like a sleep-deprived zombie attempting to write when my kids were napping in those little 1-hour episodes, do housework and then tend to them when they were awake (which felt like always). Seasoned parents advised me to sleep when m...

If you've been reading my blogs, you know I am always encouraging everyone to work from home. I've been sharing my experience of working as a freelance writer here with you. As I have worked from home as a freelance content writer and ghostwriter for the last 10 years of my life, I seem to know the ins and outs of this area well, if I dare say so myself.   Yes, I admit it. I've absolutely loved the challenges of freelancing so far. It has seemed to fit in so well around my family and home. In my previous posts I've bragged about how comfortably I make a living from my couch by just using my laptop. I've talked about how amazingly I have managed to create a healthy work-life balance ....But sorry, guys! Today is not one of those days. Today I'll reveal an honest yet brutal truth of my life. I suffer from something called 'Work At Home Mom Depression' (WAHMD). And before you try to Google the term, I'll tell you it's what I just made up. B...