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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 2326454" data-attributes="member: 11760">As a full-time journalist for most of the past 13 years, I'd say this goes for any writing you're going to do above the hobby level. You will turn down higher-paying jobs, you will turn down jobs that would be healthier (in theory) for your marriage, you will turn down a life that lets you have a life.If you're meant to do it, it'll seem like the most natural decision in the world. But be aware going in that there are a lot of stretches that feel like walking barefoot across broken glass. And sometimes, those are the good days. Oh, and giving your life to writing is incredibly hard on marriages -- nearly every journalist I know couldn't make it five years in a marriage. I'm on year six and pushing my luck with the gods. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />It's a great life, but there's a reason most people stay well away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 2326454, member: 11760"] As a full-time journalist for most of the past 13 years, I'd say this goes for any writing you're going to do above the hobby level. You will turn down higher-paying jobs, you will turn down jobs that would be healthier (in theory) for your marriage, you will turn down a life that lets you have a life. If you're meant to do it, it'll seem like the most natural decision in the world. But be aware going in that there are a lot of stretches that feel like walking barefoot across broken glass. And sometimes, those are the good days. Oh, and giving your life to writing is incredibly hard on marriages -- nearly every journalist I know couldn't make it five years in a marriage. I'm on year six and pushing my luck with the gods. ;) It's a great life, but there's a reason most people stay well away. [/QUOTE]

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