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You Can't Make Any Money As A Writer

You Can't Make Any Money As A Writer

Don't let the peanut gallery choose your profession.

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Alexandra
Jul 26, 2023
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At the very beginning of my career, I interned for a very cool food organization. Baby Allie didn’t know she wanted to be a writer; she just knew she didn’t want to be a doctor or a lawyer, or the Secretary General of the UN (I’ve always had high aspirations). Working at the organization, I met a woman who was a professional food writer, and I admired h…

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