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Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:00 AM

How can I get a writing job?

I'm a good writer. Everybody says so. So how come other people get hired?
By Cary Tennis

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  • Wednesday, April 9, 2008 09:16 PM

    Expand your definition of "writing"

    There are a lot of people who've wanted to write from way back when who just won't become conventional writers. For a lot of reasons.

    But that doesn't mean you can't have a life without writing. Did you know that some academics write books? That are published as popular nonfiction? And, if they do well, allow them to write more books? I wouldn't recommend academia for everyone (or really, for anyone), but it's a fact.

    My point is, there's more than one way to parse a sentence.

    —Treeple Read Treeple's other letters

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