What Have I Done?

You read the stories in the papers every day: Unemployment numbers are on the rise, the economy is scary, people are losing their homes….So who in their right mind would leave a solid job with benefits and a bi-weekly paycheck? Well I just did….

For the first time since I graduated colege in the late 90′s, I will be without a regular paycheck. And though I’m scared out of my mind, I couldn’t be more excited! Why? Because for the first time, I can be my own person, make my own schedule, set my own hours, shoot, I can even make every day casual day!! Of course, that may mean 70 hours a week and eating beans and rice for a while, but what I do will be my choice, my creation.

So what am I doing? Well, technically this is the diary of a writer, but since my novel is still in it’s infancy, I am not relying on that – YET! While the book continues to progress, I have become a licensed Real Estate Agent. “What?!!! Haven’t you heard about the housing crisis,” you ask? Well, as a matter of fact, I did, but I don’t believe in following the fear of the masses. I will blaze my own trail. I will be successful in ANY economy.

So while I do my best to bleed some ink onto the novel’s pages, I’ll be looking to sell you a home. Keep in touch with me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, email (travis at tsfranklin dot com), or even the old fashioned telephone (208-870-2459). And someday, when I’m on the New York Times Best Seller list, you’ll tell all your friends “I once bought a house from that guy.”

~T.S. Franklin

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