The math of a double life: In 2025, poet and UX writer Kimberly Nguyễn brought in $135,000 from her day job role and $3,000 from her art. 👇
How I Make Money Writing
"I started saying no to anything that paid less than $500."
Science journalist Amanda Heidt (@scattercushion.bsky.social) turned a layoff into a thriving freelance business.
Full interview here: howimakemoneywriting.substack.com/p/interview-...
In this interview, Amanda talks about the financial boundary she set in her second year of freelancing: saying no to any assignment under $500.
I gave an interview to @slow-words-media.bsky.social about quitting my teaching job and how I make money writing. The short answer is that I don’t make very much, and I’d like to make more! howimakemoneywriting.substack.com/p/interview-...
How I Make Money Writing
In this interview, Andrew describes freelance writing not as a financial necessity, but as an "addictive compulsion" he can't seem to quit.
In which I get real — maybe a bit too real? — about the financial volatility of being a full-time writer:
I did an interview about how I make money writing, which makes me deeply anxious because LOL I still have trouble self-identifying as a writer (despite *constantly* writing and publishing two books, IDK man, identity is weird!). open.substack.com/pub/howimake...
here's my "How I Make Money Writing" interview! Learn all about the glamor of the day job (and my one real money trick - communal queer living) howimakemoneywriting.substack.com/p/interview-...
In this interview, Hugh explains how he structured his living situation to fund the time and energy required for deep historical research.
In this interview, Amanda reveals why she treated her book advance as a second job rather than bonus money.
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In this interview, she explains:
💰 Why she treats her job as the primary investor in her creative life
✈️ How she uses corporate PTO to fund her book tours
🏆 Why she views poetry as a “terrible grift” for anyone seeking prestige or money
