Writing for Love or Money When It’s Your Job

Deep thoughts on November first.

Shaunta Grimes
Nov 1 · 4 min read
Photo by Jarrod Reed on Unsplash

It’s November first. Which, if you’re a writer, means one thing.

NaNoWriMo. Even if you don’t think you want to NaNo — you can’t help but get caught up in the fever. It’s contagious. It’s everywhere. In the writing community at large, everyone and their monkey’s uncle is writing today.

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