Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022)

Re:Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022) by dingnuts on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @11:55AM (#38856354)

if you have the soft skills (I sure dont lol) I -think- contracting/consulting can be a solution to this? It's not exactly part time, but you work your contract and then take a break before you pick up the next one, which does give you more flexibility with your time. You could eg work six months on, six months off, that way.

Maybe. I knew a PE who did this years ago, but I wonder if there's any software engineers on this board who have successfully done this

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Re:Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022) by jermaustin1 on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @12:42PM (#38857018)

I usually negotiate my contracts to be 20-30 hours per week of work. This gives me ample time to work on side projects (aka playing ck3) and run my Etsy shop.

The soft skills aren't much, you have to remember your boss is also just as social awkward as you, because, they are usually cut from the same software developer cloth. But remaining on good terms with past managers helps a lot. I still have annual dinners with almost everyone I've ever worked with, even if we are all scattered across the US.

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