HeyJaredHow I Make Money Writing
Honest conversations with working writers about how they make money.
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Interview #241: How Deena ElGenaidi Makes Money Writing (opens the original)
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Deena ElGenaidi is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor whose work spans journalism, marketing, and fiction. She is the author of the debut novel Dust Settles North published by Bindery Books and the creator of the award winning comedy web series Codependent. Her freelance reporting and essays have appeared in outlets like People, Vulture, and Hyperallergic, where she previously served as an editor.In this interview, Deena talks about juggling freelance gigs after multiple corporate
Interview #240: How Simon Han Makes Money Writing (opens the original)
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Note: Over the past few months, I experimented with publishing five interviews a week. While it’s been great sharing wonderful stories from so many different writers, some readers have mentioned it was becoming a bit too much to keep up with. To give each interview a little more breathing room in your inbox, I’m moving back to our 3 interviews/week schedule. Thanks as always for reading!Simon Han is a novelist, professor, and occasional essayist whose short stor
Interview #239: How Justin Glawe Makes Money Writing (opens the original)
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Justin Glawe has spent the last decade covering American unrest and systemic corruption as a domestic war correspondent. After starting his career at local newspapers and freelancing for major outlets like The Guardian and Rolling Stone, he now operates his own investigative newsletter, American Doom. Alongside his independent reporting, his first book, If I am Coming to Your Town, Something Terrible Has Happened, was published in June by the University of Georgia Press.In this inte
Interview #238: How Emma Sloley Makes Money Writing (opens the original)
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Emma Sloley is a novelist and travel writer who divides her time between the US, Mexico, and various airport lounges. She is the author of two novels, including her debut Disaster’s Children and her recently released sophomore book The Island of Last Things. Before finding success in fiction, she began her career as an editor for Harper’s BAZAAR Australia. She left that stability behind, moving to New York City to establish herself as a freelance travel writer for outlets like Condé Nast Travele
Interview #237: How Meaghan Wilson Anastasios Makes Money Writing (opens the original)
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Meaghan Wilson Anastasios is a former archaeologist, university lecturer, and art auctioneer who parlayed her varied past into a career writing for the page and the screen. She is the author of the bestselling adaptation of The Water Diviner and the upcoming novel Sunday Reilly is All Out of F*cks to Give. Alongside her books, she has created and written international documentary series like Loot and recently built a massive following on Threads and Substack by sharing her unfiltered takes on cu
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