Ah, writing. The noble art. The scribbly science.
It was recently announced that the American Writers Museum and its freakishly Caucasian planning team* will make their home on North Michigan Avenue in the Loop. To this organization and its, like, seriously super-white planners, a plea.
Don’t forget the hacks.
Yes, I sing the praises of the freelance pen, the comma-slinger, the prose-titute. I stand for those who write not to vent their souls, but to pay their rents.
To celebrate this inky army, I’ve prepared an interactive Twine crystallizing the passion, the artistry, the cat videos involved in wording for money. Enjoy.
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* Note: Since this story ran, the American Writers Museum has added more diverse voices in its leadership. We at 1,001 Chicago Afternoons salute this effort, but we’re not going to rewrite old stories. Disclaimer it is.
