Public Interest
Dec. 21, 2001
Write Stuff
Dicta column by Paul O'Brien - "When did you become a writer?" she asked me. She was my student in a writing class at a university. "Well, I sold my first essay in 1979; when I was about your age, come to think of it. It's still the most rewarding $150 I ever earned," I told her. "But I guess I became a writer on my 17th birthday, because that's the day I decided that I actually enjoyed writing enough to pursue a career that included an opportunity to write."
"When did you become a writer?" she asked me. She was my student in a writing class at a university.
"Well, I sold my first essay in 1979; when I was about your age, come to think of it. It's still the most rewarding $150 I ever earned," I tol...
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