[bruce511]

>> Could you nudge me in the right direction into what should I look for on the internet

Not really. I've no idea how you would go about finding this sort of work online. LinkedIn maybe?

It's worth noting that this kind of independent contracting is a terrible business model. We did it as programmers when we started. It was hard to find work, and we basically started from 0 everytime a job finished.

During the downtime (and there wax plenty of it) we wrote our own code, and it was only once we got some market traction with that that we started getting a regular paycheck. Before that we had to work hard to get paid, and there was not a lot left after costs for things like salaries. The months we got paid 100% were few.

So, to your question, can you write independently, I guess the answer is yes, but it's not done thing I'd recommended. Hopefully it's just a step to a much better gig, which I assume is writing books. If you are an independent you want to be doing something to generate reoccurring revenue.