I have a new job! My first work as a freelance writer for the music channel of entertainment website IGN was published today. It's a brief review of Chris Cornell's latest album, Scream. In itself it's a very humble beginning, but you can read it here.
I want to be careful not to get ahead of myself, but at this point indicators are good that (very) soon I will be a regular. I am excited by the prospect of writing professionally, and that the focus will be music is an incredible bit of good fortune. I am a little anxious as I am fully aware that writing to a deadline (and often about things I may not totally connect with) is its own skill and I will need to learn quickly.
I will be writing under my professional name, Finn White. I haven't asked if there is a mechanism for following a particular author, but the IGN Music RSS Feed should include everything I contribute if you are interested.