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Piers Beckley | 15:13 UK time, Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Michelle Lipton writes about the financial implications of being a writer.

Much more interesting - and scary - than I've made it sound.

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1. At 5:12pm on 06 Oct 2009, MarcGW wrote:
Amen to that. I'm currently writing for love, not money (freelancing as a e-marketeer for the £££'s) with the hope to swap as and when my writing takes over...

Shame love doesn't pay the bills!

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2. At 5:14pm on 06 Oct 2009, now_and_then wrote:
That's me put off for life.

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3. At 5:34pm on 06 Oct 2009, MarcGW wrote:
Can't say it's put me off but I know what you mean.

Hang in there, it will happen.

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4. At 00:17am on 07 Oct 2009, amk_minus wrote:
Who needs money anyway? Oh, hang on, there are some really big men knocking at the door...

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5. At 00:55am on 08 Oct 2009, kinaesthete wrote:
"Shame love doesn't pay the bills!" is perfectly correct.

"Shame love don't pay the bills" is more satisfying. To me.

This 'being a writer' thing's a great lark, innit?

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