After seven years as a purchasing manager in AG, I left my position because I could not submit to my director's toxicity another day following a near heart attack from stress. I feel like the move was empowering to me because I took agency over my self and my life and resolved to never let another man treat me that way again. So, after a couple weeks I began trying to write a new resume and found I could not. - I had writer's block. And after some deep introspection I realized I did not want to do anything that I had ever done before, which is why all of that past experience was so hard to list. I thought to myself "What if I take this opportunity to do something I am truly passionate about?" and the answer that immediately came to mind was writing. I have written grants that help the environment and been successful at that; and it felt great. I've landed one client and completed their project so far, been paid the first payment, and I have other ideas - But I have absolutely no idea how to market my skills as an independent contractor. I think I can help small businesses trying to recover from COVID connect to recovery grants. And perhaps write for non - profits too; but I also feel like this is closer but not spot on to my passion. I'd really like to produce content of some kind. I'd like to write creatively. So I am wondering if grant writing is actually another compromise for financial security, or if its a viable stepping stone to what I really crave to do.