The Real World of a Working Writer

I prefer that term, working writer, to professional writer. In asking myself why that’s so, I went searching for a definition of the word professional and came up with this one from Reference.com. Here it is in part: “In western nations, such as the United States, the term [professional] commonly describes highly educated, mostly salaried workers, who enjoy considerable work autonomy, economic security, a comfortable salary, and are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging...