If you read my first blog post, you know that I’m starting this blog to help myself figure out a little bit more about social media marketing and thinking about what kind of business I want to start–I have two masters degrees and I’m a writer, and I want to figure out a way to be my own boss and work for myself. I bought two books last week and I’ve started reading them: Influencer by Brittany Hennessy and The Copywriter’s Handbook by Robert W. Bly.

I recently made a YouTube video about how to get better at writing, and at least a few people seem to have liked it. I started this blog to get better at social media and marketing so that I could start my own “business” and be my own “boss” of my writing; I’d also like to help people who read it get better at writing, too.

It doesn’t matter if you want to get better at writing for the office. Here’s what I recommend you do to get better at writing in the long run. This can get a little dense, so feel free to just watch the YouTube video if you want. But, if you really want to get better at writing–especially for your job–here’s what I recommend.

I’m Eric. I teach writing; I’ve taught high school English, and I currently teach English adjunct at a university.

Mostly, I teach English composition and focus on technical writing with students. I write fiction in my spare time. Adjunct teaching doesn’t pay that much, but I like teaching anyway. I have an MFA in Creative Writing and a Master of Business Administration. I worked full-time in Information Technology at a law firm before I journeyed into education, then I worked full time as an English teacher. Now that I’m only teaching adjunct, I don’t make as much money as I used to. But I still really like it. Unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of trouble finding part-time work that’s willing to work around my adjunct teaching commitments.

So, I’ve started to think more and more about working for myself–being my own boss, doing my own thing. I’ve decided to go for it.