They say Charles Dickens got paid by the word. If that's true, it's incredible that his writing still turned out so well.
I got a job as a blogger-- not here, but on a health business website. It pays 2.5 cents per word.
It's not the kind of writing that I wish I was doing, but I'm happy for the job. I am staying home with my baby and while he sleeps, I can make a little more grocery money, gas money, paying-for-shoes-and-haircuts-money.
Someday, I hope to write beautiful things. When I have a moment, I read poems and essays from my Norton Anthology of Literature or my yard sale copies of short stories. I underline words that hit me, phrases that ring my bell, and I write notes in the margins, even though I might never see that page again.
The fact is that I am in love with words. Not any old words, but great metaphors, beautiful sounding musical poetry, nail-on-the-head-hitting similes, and sparkling imagery. Words without a sarcastic edge. Words that, like puddles, reflect life in true and interesting ways. I could read writing like that all day.
So, I'll let you know when I write some! Until then, I'm blogging about health at 2.5 cents a word.
I got a job as a blogger-- not here, but on a health business website. It pays 2.5 cents per word.
It's not the kind of writing that I wish I was doing, but I'm happy for the job. I am staying home with my baby and while he sleeps, I can make a little more grocery money, gas money, paying-for-shoes-and-haircuts-money.
Someday, I hope to write beautiful things. When I have a moment, I read poems and essays from my Norton Anthology of Literature or my yard sale copies of short stories. I underline words that hit me, phrases that ring my bell, and I write notes in the margins, even though I might never see that page again.
The fact is that I am in love with words. Not any old words, but great metaphors, beautiful sounding musical poetry, nail-on-the-head-hitting similes, and sparkling imagery. Words without a sarcastic edge. Words that, like puddles, reflect life in true and interesting ways. I could read writing like that all day.
So, I'll let you know when I write some! Until then, I'm blogging about health at 2.5 cents a word.
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