There is so much to unpack here about what “breaking in” means, and what it gets you
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RT @HeatherAntos@twitter.com
Question for Creators:
When you were breaking in, what was your day job?
OR
If you're currently trying to break in, what is your day job?
https://twitter.com/HeatherAntos/status/1049447647709458434
Right! What does it mean for a writer to “break in”? Is it selling a story? A novel? A series? Is it getting an agent? Does work for hire count, or self-publishing?
If it’s “quitting your day job,” gosh, that’s hardly any of us.
We often talk about careers like it’s climbing a mountain, and you can go up or you can slide back down and go back to where you started.
I think it’s a lot more like the Vomit Comet.