{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"TalksAboutyou","title":"I Left Engineering to Write — Everyone Thought I Was Crazy","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4273,"description":"Joy grew up quiet — the kind of child who spoke more through her notebooks than her voice. Today, she’s a writer with international clients, student success stories, and a powerful journey of courage, rejection, resilience, and identity.\nIn this episode, Joy opens up about\n• Being the quiet child who found safety in books\n• Studying mechatronics while secretly loving words\n• Pitching 100 times and hearing nothing back\n• Landing her first international $500 client\n• Building confidence to show up online\n• Teaching other writers to earn from their gift\n• The future of writing in a world of AI\n• Practical steps to make money as a writer\n• And the honest parts — fear, burnout, and rest\nWhether you’re a writer, creator, or someone finding your voice, this episode will sit with you.\nWatch, feel, take notes, and share with someone who needs it.\n\n00:00 – A Quiet Child With Big Imagination\n01:16 – Books Built the Writer\n03:30 – Writing Became Her Superpower\n06:40 – Studying Mechatronics Instead of Arts\n09:30 – When Writing Got Serious (Final Year)\n12:30 – From Talent to Profession\n15:30 – Closed Mouths Don’t Get Fed\n19:00 – 100 Pitches, 0 Wins\n22:00 – First International Client ($500)\n25:00 – Posting Early Would’ve Changed Everything\n28:00 – Staying Original in a Copy-Paste Industry\n32:00 – Giving Without Hoarding\n38:00 – Teaching Others to Win\n41:00 – Helping a Beginner Earn $800\n45:00 – Money, Value & African Writers\n48:00 – AI vs Human Emotion in Writing\n52:00 – The Pricing Problem\n55:00 – Multiple Income Streams for Writers\n59:00 – Avoiding Fiverr & Finding Clients Differently\n1:03:00 – If She Lost Everything: The 30-Day Plan\n1:10:00 – Grit, Grace & Burnout","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-ewJwfDQcdUVC-2qfZXpl6k-FAo-6Ywtgwl2q-aWjvU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ODU1/ODNmOTY0Y2M4NTE0/MjY1MmVkNDYzMWU5/N2NkMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}