Ask HN: How did you find your first freelance gig?

Hello HN'ers,

I am a full-time developer planning to switch into to freelancing. I am bit scared/worried about maintaining a constant flow of work to pay bills.

- How did you find your first freelance gig? - How do you maintain constant workflow? Manage stress with finding work? - Do you have any advice for the first-time freelancer?

Thank you so much for your time :)