/lit/ - Literature

NEET

Physician.

The port

If you aren't working over 14 hours a day any

OP here, I was thinking carpenter or therapist wouldn't be bad.

>>11828036
the lady with the small dog is the best short story ever written

https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/c/chekhov/anton/lady-with-the-dog/chapter1.html

Recluse Neet

>>11828032
I can speak with a little authority since I've had three short stories published in real, although small, journals.
In order the best professions to have while writing on the side are Security Guard, Bottleshop Boy and Council Worker.

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>>11828032
Anything where you interact with different types of people. That helps you to have a wider experience with humanity. What you don't want to do is do something that surrounds you with other lit folks like writing professor or editor because then you will just churn out narrow shit like DFW or Zadie Smith.

>>11828048
would be fine. Those are totally different careers though, so a pretty weird narrowed down set....

>>11828032
Tennis coach.

None. Wallace quit his jobs because they didn't give him time to write. Only /lit/ jobs are anything that gives you time to read/write on the job itself.

>>11828032
beggar

>>11828640
How do I get this job? Doesn't have to be remote necessarily.

>>11828032
You can write as a sub/teacher if your class is being calm and orderly

>>11828032
Hobo

Teacher or an office job

>>11828670
therapist would be good to learn from people for character-building.

carpenter is good in the sense that you're working physical and practical energy out of your system to make room for more creative and independent thought

>>11831184
thanks anon i agree

Rent boy

>>11829352
just take amphetamines after leaving your job each day and you can manically read and write for another 10 hours. time isnt the issue, its about inspiration and experience.

Work as a security guard during night shifts. You have to do some patrolling, but for the most parts you'll be left to your own devices to do whatever you want.
You could also pick a job that comes with a long commute in a vehicle you don't need to drive yourself. I know of an author who wrote his first book on the 2 hour trip that he took from home to work every day.

night time security guard. you will most likely be unsupervised so you can sperg out about worldbuilding or whatever you want to write down

>>11831768
>how to have a psychotic break

>>11828611
Working with drunks and addicts is pretty /lit/ if you ask me

Belt durability tester.

>>11828032
An editor.

>>11831838
>>11831857

Yes!

My buddy is a night shift security guard. His job is to watch the cameras and patrol the building every hour. However, he has no supervision and there isn't anything valuable in the building, so he falls asleep almost every shift without repercussion- when he's not sleeping, he's doing homework.

Needless to say, night shift security guard is a god tier /lit/ job

>>11828032
Nothing if you're born the spoiled brat child of two wealthy professors like DFW.
Always love how these idiots try to act authentic by dressing down and looking all street.

Wealthy people resent those who struggled in life because they know that's what builds character. They can wear whatever rags they want but they can never truly be self made and deep down, they hate it.

>>11833007
>projecting

>>11833007
dressing up in rags with our pockets full. it's the literary lifestyle. you're doing it wrong. you won't make it.

>>11828053
I don’t get this one. I much prefer “The Kiss” or “The Duel”

>>11828035
fbpb

>>11831838
>>11831857
>>11832997
This, find a "hold the fort" job lacking internet which would bore most people

Just get a writing grant. If your novel or whatever writing project you have is any good and realistic, you will eventually get one.

I work in a sandwich shop and have been spending my free time getting fucked up with my coworkers despite trying to get the job because it offered a lot of free writing time
I’m a moron

>>11828032
I just live on wellfare

Farming, then in the fall/winter use your time to write. If you need extra cash find a part-time job in the off season.

Stay at home dad.

>>11828032
Coke dealer

>>11828032
translation, you win a lot of moneys and the work is fairly easy... however you americans can only speak 1 language :((((((

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