Writers’ Day Jobs

Journalist Alison Stine shares her experiences: “Writing in another form, whatever it is, will always help you return to your instrument stronger and with new awareness.”

Poet and essayist Sean Thomas Dougherty describes his night job as a medical technician and life-skills trainer at a facility for those with traumatic brain injuries.

Novelist Elizabeth Bales Frank shares her experiences doing research for law firms.

Writer Sean Gill on his day job as a freelance video editor.

Writer Tatiana Johnson-Boria on her day job as a content director.

Poet Leah Umansky on teaching middle- and high-school English.

Writer Lucy Zhang on her day job coding and its influence on her creative projects.

Fiction writer Ethan Chatagnier shares his experiences as a stay-at-home parent and tutor.

Poet Leona Sevick on how her day job as an academic administrator has shaped her writing life.

Matthew Thorburn’s experience as a poet working in the corporate world.