I wish there wasn't so much truth in this article. Since being made redundant in 2020, I have applied for various jobs (full-time and part-time), but almost all my freelance writing jobs have come from former professional contacts, or from my former employer (ironically, I get regular work from them). At the same time, I joined Medium and started a Patreon to help fund my fiction writing endeavours. It's been an uphill battle, and some months are better than others, but I still prefer earning a living this way to the corporate world.