If you want to write for a living, you should write for free. Hell, if you already do write for a living, you should write for free. And that free writing should be some of your best work. Unless ...

I’m a freelance writer. I refuse to work for free. Writers are exploited. That won’t change until we acknowledge that writing isn’t a hobby or a passion — it’s a job.

Maybe you write long letters or emails or talks to colleagues, students, newspapers, mentors, and mentees. This is all free writing.

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