It's not going well!
I'd feel a lot better about approaching clients if I had some real, industry experience under my belt. The main guy I've been taking advice from online isn't particularly helpful in this sense, because in his client pitches, he gives social evidence that he has years of practical blogging experience under his belt, millions of readers, articles in the Huffington post etc.
As it stands, I can word great (c~Mandopony 2015), but I'm having trouble coming up with a convincing pitch for clients when I'm not myself convinced that I could be much help to them. It's the beginner's mindset, I know, and I just need to find some way to work past it.
I mentioned in one of my latest podcast recordings (release coming soon!) that I have trouble working towards long-term goals. I prefer to have results in the here and now. It's why I release my stories bit-by-bit online, rather than waiting until I've completely written them. I want to show people that I'm doing something, hear their feedback and comments right now.
In terms of turning my writing into a business, I want to see a paycheck here and now! I don't want to have to spend years building up a massive online presence before I can start earning reasonable money. I just want someone to say, "Hey, I like your work, I'll pay you to write/edit this story/article/blog post for me." That little bit of motivation - the knowledge that someone wants and needs my services - might be enough to get me off my bum and start reaching out to other clients.
Ah well, I'm going to keep reading and look for advice on how to break out of this beginner's mindset (without waiting for the aforementioned stroke of luck).
In other news, I've started thinking up lots of 'get rich quick' schemes, ranging from clay sculpting to wooden sword design to designing video games. This is either my head desperately trying to distract from the issue at hand, or telling me that I should be trying lots of different things. Hard to figure out which...
I'm giving the clay sculpting thing a go, starting with some basic Minecraft figures and (of course) a pony or two. Drawing on my experience as a newbie artist, the shapes and sizes are easy enough to get my head around, and forming the clay isn't so difficult. I imagine that the painting is going to be the tricky bit. I'll post an update when I finish the first batch, along with some pictures if I'm not too ashamed to show them off!
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