I have some unfortunate news. Since December 2024, I have been making the most of my income from a babysitting gig I did on Friday and Saturday nights which paid up to $1400/month. Even though this wasn’t much, it was enough to cover my bills and still have left overs for savings, and with this, I have been able to work on my fics and my original novel on the side.
However, with Donald Trump and the Trump Administration, I am now being laid off, my last day now being the day before my 22nd birthday (March 16th). My boss’s husband happens to be an immigrant from Mexico. He had a visa but it has expired, and with Donald Trump and his administration, who have practically made it impossible for immigrants to come here legally or to stay here legally, reapproving for a new visa was denied. Left with no choice, they have to pack up and move down to the border.
With that, if I can’t find another gig like this by my birthday, I will be forced to devote all my attention to working on my original content to sell. Which is my dream job, but that means I’ll need to cut back on working on fanfiction writing. This really breaks my heart because I love writing all these stories, and I love the community I’ve created here, but I need to be able to write and make money out of it.
I think the only projects I’ll still work on is my vampire diaries fic and star wars fic.
I am truly, truly sorry. But the mom is recommending me to her friends so hopefully I’ll get another job, but if not, this is what needs to be done. I’ll come back to the other books eventually. But this also means I’ll be officially a published author!
- Emma
