JulianCarax
Contributor
Hey guys,
I'm so happy to finally have joined your community. I have been reading here for quite some time and especially enjoyed Held for Ransom's and ChickenHawk's threads.
I'm a law student from Germany in my early 20s and I'm eager to take a shot at self-publishing. I have always been looking for the big buck. I played online poker from the age of 18 to 21 and made quite some money with it, but then decided to focus on college.
About my law studies:
I have been studying law for a few years now and I'm definitely gonna finish my studies. The question is whether I will be following the usual legal career path of becoming an attorney in a big law firm or try to go full out fastlane after college. I know these corporate jobs are considered slowlane around here and I totally agree. Nonetheless, I wouldn't mind working as a lawyer, because I really like law, meeting new exciting people, working internationally and the salaries are not so bad in Germany. Lawyers in big law firms in Germany make around 100,000 € as a first year associate, which means I would be able to save some of the money and invest it in fastlane style. I also have some ideas how to make the attorney work more fastlane. My uncle has built up a law firm by himself that could be considered somewhat fastlane, having 50 employees and making a good profit.
About self-publishing:
I have always been a big reader. From a young age I would read everything I could get my hands on. I never considered actually writing myself until this year. I read an article about self-publishing and how it's reforming the publishing biz and how it excludes the traditional gatekeepers. I have been reading a lot about how self-publishing works and have listened to a lot of podcasts. So I mainly focused on the business side of things. In the next few months I want to improve my writing skills and write a ton!! write, write, write!
Why I want to pursue the author/self-publishing lane:
My ideal lifestyle would be to have total freedom about when and where I work and on what project. I would love to travel the world for a few years, before I settle down and start a family. In my dream, I see my children grow up having a dad who is always there for them if they need me. I know in many corporate jobs there is almost no time for family. For me it's not about having the biggest house in town or the biggest car. It's about living a lifestyle full of freedom. For archieving that goal i also would strongly consider the approach of outsourcing writing in the far future, as some here on the forum are already doing.
My progress with self-publishing so far:
I have been writing the beginnings of some books so far, but all of them I left after a few days of working on them. Discipline is the key it seems. I have one non-fictious legal essay of about 50 pages in the pipeline, which I definitely plan to publish in the next month. I don't, however, expect any profits from it, the topic is difficult and quite technical. Nonetheless publishing it will be a good training. I am writing on a erotic novel in the context of law studies right now and I'm planning with 30,000 words. I only have around 1k so far My goal right now is to learn how to write fiction well and my dream would be to right legal thrillers like John Grisham. I love this guy and all of his books!
I hope I didn't bore you with this long introduction. This progress thread should help me keep up my discipline and show you - the readers - all the mistakes I will be making so you won't make them. If you have any advice or question, please let me know!
PS: I'm sorry for my not always so perfect English.
I'm so happy to finally have joined your community. I have been reading here for quite some time and especially enjoyed Held for Ransom's and ChickenHawk's threads.
I'm a law student from Germany in my early 20s and I'm eager to take a shot at self-publishing. I have always been looking for the big buck. I played online poker from the age of 18 to 21 and made quite some money with it, but then decided to focus on college.
About my law studies:
I have been studying law for a few years now and I'm definitely gonna finish my studies. The question is whether I will be following the usual legal career path of becoming an attorney in a big law firm or try to go full out fastlane after college. I know these corporate jobs are considered slowlane around here and I totally agree. Nonetheless, I wouldn't mind working as a lawyer, because I really like law, meeting new exciting people, working internationally and the salaries are not so bad in Germany. Lawyers in big law firms in Germany make around 100,000 € as a first year associate, which means I would be able to save some of the money and invest it in fastlane style. I also have some ideas how to make the attorney work more fastlane. My uncle has built up a law firm by himself that could be considered somewhat fastlane, having 50 employees and making a good profit.
About self-publishing:
I have always been a big reader. From a young age I would read everything I could get my hands on. I never considered actually writing myself until this year. I read an article about self-publishing and how it's reforming the publishing biz and how it excludes the traditional gatekeepers. I have been reading a lot about how self-publishing works and have listened to a lot of podcasts. So I mainly focused on the business side of things. In the next few months I want to improve my writing skills and write a ton!! write, write, write!
Why I want to pursue the author/self-publishing lane:
My ideal lifestyle would be to have total freedom about when and where I work and on what project. I would love to travel the world for a few years, before I settle down and start a family. In my dream, I see my children grow up having a dad who is always there for them if they need me. I know in many corporate jobs there is almost no time for family. For me it's not about having the biggest house in town or the biggest car. It's about living a lifestyle full of freedom. For archieving that goal i also would strongly consider the approach of outsourcing writing in the far future, as some here on the forum are already doing.
My progress with self-publishing so far:
I have been writing the beginnings of some books so far, but all of them I left after a few days of working on them. Discipline is the key it seems. I have one non-fictious legal essay of about 50 pages in the pipeline, which I definitely plan to publish in the next month. I don't, however, expect any profits from it, the topic is difficult and quite technical. Nonetheless publishing it will be a good training. I am writing on a erotic novel in the context of law studies right now and I'm planning with 30,000 words. I only have around 1k so far My goal right now is to learn how to write fiction well and my dream would be to right legal thrillers like John Grisham. I love this guy and all of his books!
I hope I didn't bore you with this long introduction. This progress thread should help me keep up my discipline and show you - the readers - all the mistakes I will be making so you won't make them. If you have any advice or question, please let me know!
PS: I'm sorry for my not always so perfect English.
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