My recommendation: Work on everything. EVERYTHING. No job is too small, no pay is too small (to start, anyway). Put up your resume/etc on craigslist, and say "

My recommendation: Work on everything. EVERYTHING. No job is too small, no pay is too small (to start, anyway). Put up your resume/etc on craigslist, and say "come and tell me your project". As you get going, you'll be able to cull back and take less projects, but at the start, you'll meet far more people, far more quickly than any other way.