I left engineering to become a writer


Hi Reader

This week, I had three people accuse me of being a mystery. "Why do you never tell us about yourself?" - this was their bone of contention.

In my mind, I was laughing at them. I mean, they obviously weren't subscribed to my newsletter.

If you've been on my VIP list for a while, then I'm sure you know a lot about me. You even learn about things before they happen, and sometimes I share things that never make it to the real world.

I think of my email list as my private journal. If you find me on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, then you'll find me sharing very serious stuff with you: how to write, how to manage your career, remote working, freelancing, etc.

All the personal and unserious stuff happens here lol.

Well, that's another reason I am grateful for you.

After the accusation, I decided to make a video sharing a personal story about my career journey and put it out on YouTube. This video shares my writing journey from 2019, when I was in my final year, until today. I think you're going to enjoy it.

While I was filming it, I was very sure I'd edit and cut out some parts because they sounded too vulnerable lol. By the time I was editing it, I said naaah, we're leaving everything.

So, yes, I have a 14-minute unfiltered, unedited video out and I'd like you to watch it.

What are you doing this weekend?

Do you mind two emails in a day? Because I think I'll still send another email later this evening sharing some things that happened this week with you.

Let me know what you think about the video after you watch it, okay?

Talk to you soon.

Love,

Professor.

Joy Ogide

Hi, I'm Joy, a freelance writer running a scaling system for incoming writers.

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