But you’re right, there are sacrifices. For me, the big ones are income, holiday pay, benefits, and teamwork. The money isn’t a big loss – I’d rather be poor in the bank than poor in spirit. But I do miss having “workmates” to take tea breaks with and such. I think human interaction is pretty important to keep those creative juices, so I try to keep up with my former colleagues, and I’ve been meaning to find some kind of writing group in London to hang with. I have also applied to teach part time, and I do some freelance product development for a startup company. Therein lies the beauty of freelancing – you can mix up the work you do and the people you interact with so you never get bored.

Like you said, what sacrifices? =)