Before becoming a full-time writer and starting my own writing business, I worked as a:
Babysitter, housecleaner, science lab lackey, sales girl, makeup model, dog walker, gift wrapper, youth orchestra assistant, modern dancer,
yard woman, publicist, arts administrator, community organizer, massage therapist, full-time mother, ghost writer.
My husband, Bill Henderson, always tells aspiring writers to tend bar or work construction: “Do something completely unrelated to words.”
He didn’t, however, follow his own advice, working as a corporate communications writer and a creative writing professor.
Jane Friedman (excellent blog for writers) recommends this 2-minute video (from another good blog) about what some writers have done to pay the bills.
How about you and your job-list?
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