{"id":41053,"date":"2021-08-25T14:46:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T18:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/?p=41053"},"modified":"2022-11-08T23:38:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T04:38:28","slug":"what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/?p=41053","title":{"rendered":"What Does &#8220;The Write Life&#8221; Mean to You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I studied public relations and journalism back in college (shoutout to Drake U!). As you can imagine, there was a lot of writing involved: press releases, newspaper articles, client pitches, etc., etc. We were writing nearly every day. And yet, I never really thought of writing as a career. Sure, the skill would come in handy, but it would certainly never be a primary job function.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, journalism seemed like a dying industry. Public relations seemed more about marketing and business than <em>writing<\/em>. Writing and publishing books seemed so far out of the realm of possibility that I never even considered it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But here I am, a dozen years later, doing what I love to do. The possibilities when it comes to writing are so much greater than we tend to think. Whether you want a career in wordsmithing or simply want to gain mastery over your favorite hobby, this field has so much to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at The Write Life, as we enter a new season, the team wants to know what this site means to <em>you<\/em>. What sort of content are you looking for when you venture to thewritelife.com or open one of our emails? What does your ideal writing life look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are here to serve our readers, so the more we know about your writing goals, hopes, challenges, hobbies, and career aspirations, the better we can do that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you-1024x538.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you-768x403.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you-1080x567.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you-980x515.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you-480x252.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/what-does-the-write-life-mean-to-you.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Does the write life, for you, mean: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Full-time income from freelance?<\/li><li>A fiction writing career?<\/li><li>Selling even more books?<\/li><li>Having a successful side hustle?<\/li><li>Fulfilling a <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritelife.com\/18-signs-you-were-destined-to-be-a-writer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lifelong passion<\/a>?<\/li><li>Finally finishing your book?<\/li><li>Getting a book published (or doing it yourself)?<\/li><li>Finding a career in copywriting?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Or maybe it&#8217;s something else entirely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s one of these, all of these, or a dream not listed, <strong>let us know in the comments! <\/strong>Next week, we&#8217;ll feature your responses in order to provide motivation, inspiration, and hope for all of us writers out there\u2014myself included. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I studied public relations and journalism back in college (shoutout to Drake U!). 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