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div> </a> </div><h2 id="8e1a">In this 100-word read, I wonder if age should limit learning. I think you’ll like my answer.</h2><div id="944e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/too-old-53164e8b1e5"> <div> <div> <h2>Too Old?</h2> <div><h3>As I came out of Informatics International College-Cainta here in the Philippines, a lady asked me if I were a student…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*bMIU680XUmjWj_oQ)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="7868">Here’s a question that invariably comes up when you tell a friend or relative you are a freelance writer, “Why don’t you get a real job?”</h2><div id="df7a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/youre-not-a-real-writer-then-are-you-9e3019455257"> <div> <div> <h2>You’re Not a Real Writer then, Are You?</h2> <div><h3>A friend of mine asked, “Why don’t you get a real job?”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*3K0gdRZNcIB6okYR)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="c683"><b><i>Note: This post contains affiliate links. Read my <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-affiliate-marketing-disclosure-statement-4586738

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Ruminating about Writing

Although many writers say, “It’s not about the money.” I never write anything for free. Why should I? Would you ask a skilled tile layer to tile your bathroom to prove they are good enough? I don’t think so!

You might, however, ask for pictures or references. That’s why most writers maintain a portfolio. My Contently portfolio has most of the articles I have published under my bio and some of which I ghostwrote for other bloggers. But you must always ask their permission; they bought the artistic rights to that work when they paid you. It is theirs now.

Meg Stewart backs me up in this article:

In this 100-word read, I wonder if age should limit learning. I think you’ll like my answer.

Here’s a question that invariably comes up when you tell a friend or relative you are a freelance writer, “Why don’t you get a real job?”

Note: This post contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure statement for additional information.

About Me

Stephen Dalton is a retired US Army First Sergeant with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a Certified US English Chicago Manual of Style Editor. He is a freelance journalist currently living in the Philippines.

You can see his portfolio here. Email [email protected] to hire him to write for your website.

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