There are parts of every passion that, when turned into a full-time job, suck. I love writing, but that doesn’t mean I love rewriting chapters over and over again, or getting rejection letters from agents, or poring over the dense legalese of a publishing contract until my eyes bleed. The only reason I’m able to pursue writing now is because I’m not dependent on it to pay the bills. Work is rarely fun when you have to worry about your next paycheck. Work is even less fun when you’re forced to be creative on a schedule because you have no other choice. And this is all assuming you are lucky
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