New here & New to Freelance Writing

My name is Kristy and I'm a 30 year old stay at home mother of two. I have always been told I am a good writer and great with my words. I am trying to make some extra money to help around the house and thought I would give freelancing a try. I am in the process of researching online and reading books along with working on my punctuation and grammar.

I was hoping to get some advice on how to start and any help you can offer me. I am pretty nervous that I am not good enough or that I will give up before I get started. My idea was to read as much as I can, improving my writing by reading books on punctuation etc., and to start by writing a query letter to the towns local newspaper.

Thanks again for your time.