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Work that pays while you write

• Copywriting and content

  Advertising and brand writing. The best paid reliable writing work there is.

• Technical writing

  Manuals and documentation for software and engineering companies. Steady salaried jobs.

• Ghostwriting

  Writing someone else's book for a flat fee. Often pays better than your own book.

• Teaching

  Community college and university teaching, which is why so many authors end up with a master's degree.

• Editing

  Working on other people's manuscripts sharpens your own eye and pays by the hour.