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I had one person ONCE tell me to get a real job, I had a real job working 8 hours a day at the time
My response was "are you high?"
Seriously it was the most random comment (they must have just had it in stock and wanted to use it before it expired)
People can be weirdos, its not an important question
I usually don't bring up that line of questioning, and if I do its very off hand
I tell them I'm a writer and they are usually impressed.
Mostly cuz they assume I make good pay if I live off it.
I neither confirm or deny it because who cares.
I might tell them a job I did once that was interesting, or talk about what I want to do.
Or you can preface "I used to work as ______ but now I write"
I bet you are getting it because you engage on the topic
Or maybe its cuz you are saying self-publishing rather than "I write", people generally don't like when you fight on the details/make it complicated.
My response was "are you high?"
Seriously it was the most random comment (they must have just had it in stock and wanted to use it before it expired)
People can be weirdos, its not an important question
I usually don't bring up that line of questioning, and if I do its very off hand
I tell them I'm a writer and they are usually impressed.
Mostly cuz they assume I make good pay if I live off it.
I neither confirm or deny it because who cares.
I might tell them a job I did once that was interesting, or talk about what I want to do.
Or you can preface "I used to work as ______ but now I write"
I bet you are getting it because you engage on the topic
Or maybe its cuz you are saying self-publishing rather than "I write", people generally don't like when you fight on the details/make it complicated.
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