How Losing My Job Led Me to My Dream Career.

I didn’t lose a job—I lost a lifeline.

This was back during COVID, but this isn't a “woe is me” story.

This is about what happens when you stop trying to go back and start clawing forward.

I went from unemployed to self-employed—writing words for people with louder voices and bigger budgets.

It was the best thing that ever happened to me.

I Got Fired. No Warning. No Mercy. Just Silence.

One email. That’s all it took to end four years of stability.

I checked it twice. Then a third time. “Position made redundant.”

The company I gave my loyalty to dumped me like last year’s software.

No severance. No support. Just a blank calendar and a crushing sense of failure.

I had to make a decision, and fast: beg for another job in the same stale industry—or bet on the one thing I’d always done better than most people I knew—write.

I’d always thought about being a writer. That fantasy where you get paid to spill ideas onto a page? I dismissed it. That’s not real life, I told myself.

But desperation is the best clarity drug. I typed “freelance writing jobs” into Google like I was casting a spell.

A few links down, I saw it: The Urban Writers. Ghostwriting jobs for all kinds of books. I clicked, curious. By the end of the day, I was registered. By the end of the week, I had my first contract.

I wasn’t dreaming anymore. I was billing.

Ghostwriting Isn’t Glamorous. That’s Why It Works.

No one tells you ghostwriting exists unless they’re already in it.

You don’t go to school for this. You don’t get recruited. You find it—or it finds you.

And when it does, you have two choices: shrink from the shadows, or learn to thrive in them.

Ghostwriting is brutal. You write books you don’t put your name on. You do the work, someone else takes the glory.

But here’s the thing—you get paid. Not in claps. In cash.

I’ve ghostwritten memoirs, thrillers, dating guides, crypto manifestos, and esoteric wellness books that would make your chakras dizzy.

And I’ve learned more in 12 months of ghostwriting than I did in 12 years of traditional work.

Why? Because now, every word equals money. Every sentence is survival. And every client is a crash course in something new.

I became a better writer because I had no choice. Deadlines sharpen your instincts like a scalpel.

I became a better thinker because I had to step into a hundred voices.

I became a better businessperson because freelancing doesn’t give you the luxury of being “just creative.”

Ghostwriting made me sharper. Smarter. More dangerous in the best possible way.

I Don’t Want to Go Back to “Normal”—Normal Was Boring

People say “you’ll find your way.” Screw that. I didn’t find a way—I built one.

Ghostwriting isn’t just what I do now. It’s what I am.

I’m not just someone who writes. I’m someone who knows how to write under pressure, for money, for impact, for people who expect nothing less than excellent.

This isn’t about finding passion. It’s about becoming undeniable.

Before ghostwriting, I was safe. After ghostwriting, I was dangerous.

I don’t panic anymore when something collapses. I pivot. I produce. I create.

The truth? Losing that job was the single greatest thing that ever happened to me.

Because if I hadn’t been pushed, I never would’ve jumped.

And if I hadn’t jumped, I’d still be waiting for permission to do what I already knew I could do.

Want a Takeaway? Here It Is:

• Getting fired doesn’t mean you’re done. It means you’re free.

• Ghostwriting isn’t sexy—but it’s real, and it pays.

• Don’t chase passion. Chase skill. Then sell the hell out of it.

• You don’t need a breakthrough. You need a browser and guts.

• If you’re not willing to bet on yourself, why would anyone else?

You don't need a dream job. You need a skill that sells.

Writing is mine. Find yours—or borrow this one and start typing.

Want to learn how to become a ghostwriter? Check out my book Ghostwriting 101.