I am a full-time writer, who knew I could pull this off?
By: Tessa Doghor
Tags: Writer, Ghostwriting, Ghostwriter, Freelance Writer, Writers Life

In 2019 I became a full-time writer.

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I live in Lagos Nigeria where every child wanted to be a doctor, a lawyer, and an accountant.

All I wanted to do was study computers. From the year I turned 13, all I wanted to do was play on the computer and for every free period in Nigerian Navy Secondary School, I was at the Computer lab using CD Dvorak to log into the computer and type.

I could not break my heart and so got into college at 16 to read Medicine.

I could not break my heart and so got into college at 16 to read Medicine. I did not make it. I spent my free time scribbling novels and putting them under my pillow.

I spent my free time scribbling novels and putting them under my pillow.

My bunkie and her Engineering classmates had fun reading my incomplete novels. One of the fair college undergrads, who wore white spectacles told me she loved them. I said thanks non commitally.

In my mind, which time will I have to write novels when I am going to be stuck in a lab doing great research.

Anyways in my year II, I tried to change to Biochemistry as if it was any different from Cell Biology and some of the lecturers used me to flex muscles. I have no idea what they gained from destroying a little girl’s life. Nigeria is a very strange place.

I spent the next two years depressed because I did not get what I wanted. I nearly dropped out in year 3 because I did not know what I was going to do with my life.

I spent the next two years depressed because I did not get what I wanted. I nearly dropped out in year 3 because I did not know what I was going to do with my life.

I graduated and did different kinds of jobs simply for the money because none of them resonated with me.

In 2006 during a church small group meeting, I was asked what I really had a passion for. That was when I discovered my dream of writing again.

In all the years of my life, I had never stopped writing. I simply did not think that I could make a living out of writing.

In Nigeria, work is about donning a skirt suit and going to look for different industries to snag a job.

Finally, I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I blogged about it and told God that I wanted to make millions from writing.

It took a series of twists and curves to get to the point that I asked the Lord for and I am so glad for the journey.

Today, I work from home and make much more than I ever made from working for any other different industry.

Today, I work from home and make much more than I ever made from working for any other different industry.

Funny thing, at the time I made those prayers, the writing and the social media industry had not bloomed but today it keeps getting better and better and I love what I do.

I trust that there will come a day when I make millions from doing what I love. There is no other life I would rather have.

I trust that my path is shining brighter and brighter daily until it gets to its full strength.

The lesson of the story: Follow your heart and trust the process.

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