Anyone here dreaming of a literary future when the law school debt is paid off? I'd love to be an editor, write book reviews, translate books, or something else in that world.. I did this before law school and I'm looking into what I could do in publishing after I'm financially independent.

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I had a good friend in law school whose first plan was to be a writer and plan b was law school. He struggled for a little but now has a writing job he enjoys!

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Right there with ya! Once money isn’t an issue, I’m getting that MFA.

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I have first drafts of a three book series I wrote and a list of other mapped out projects. I have always wanted to write.

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I wrote a little children’s story and would love if you would share your thoughts with me!

I'd enjoy that :) I have a 12 year old, and younger neices and nephews.

I’m about a third done with a book I started in a January but the 300 hour months have made it hard to continue…

Hope you can take a week or two off at least in between jobs. And I hope your new job is a lot more humane! I can't imagine even a single 300 hour week.

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