John Lucas

I posted this to my LinkedIn profile a few days ago, but I felt like it belonged here as well. It’s very short but very important, and I would really appreciate it if you would share it as widely as possible. To be perfectly blunt, my financial situation is keeping me up at night.

When I was laid off from my full-time copywriting job last April, I braced myself for the possibility that I could be unemployed for as long as a couple of months, at worst.

It’s nine months later, and reality has long since set in. That reality is about to get a lot harsher and a lot more unforgiving; in less than two weeks my allotted EI runs out. With my chances of landing a new full-time position no better than they were nine months ago (and believe me, I have applied for dozens of them by now), I am facing a new reality: I must make freelancing my full-time job, by necessity.

If you’re seeing these words, you probably already know what I do. If you don’t, take a look at my LinkedIn profile, or better yet, just explore this very website. Full-time employment remains my goal, but I am available for everything from one-off assignments to contract work.

(Credit where it’s due: photo of me above is by Mark Stokoe.)