Part of the How They Do It Series (Monthly Contributor)
I was a teacher in NC public schools. No one mistook that title as "someone who solely teaches." I did not go into school, perform four lectures, and head home for the day. As with most occupations, there was far more than that front-facing role as an educator.
Being a writer is no different. You write books, of course, but there are all sorts of other hats a writer often must put on to survive in the world of publishing today. Let's take a look at a list of the different roles many writers find themselves in as they get started:
