Writing Can Be A Love, A Passion, A Hobby--But It Doesn't Have to Be a Career

You're still a writer even if it's not your full-time job.

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Years ago, I quit my fancy marketing job in book publishing, complete with unlimited free books, an office, an Amex card, and the shocking gift of leaving the office at 5pm, to become a “writer.” It was 2008 and I’m not entirely sure if I was delusional or mad to leave a job in a recession, but I’d just had my book …