Sounds like you're in a better living arrangement now, with lots of potential! Maybe write for Upwork again while you write your book and post here. AbsoluteWrite and WAHM are good resources for finding writing work too. Good luck and I look forward to hearing more from you!
Thank you so much, Kenny! I've never heard of AbsoluteWrite or WAHM, so I will certainly look them up. I appreciate it! Glad to hear from you again.
http://absolutewrite.com/forums/forum.php
http://www.wahm.com/
Sometimes there are articles about writing jobs at https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/ along with lots of good money related articles. Wow they are featuring a writing article now; just saw it as I went to get you the link:
https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/make-money/jobs/idealist-freelance-writing-jobs/
Wishing you all the best in everything you do!