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<\/a> I sold a handful of stories in ’07 and worked on two guidebooks – one an update, one a new title. And yeah, I did my fair share of swanning and it was great, oh, who am I kidding, it was AWESOME<\/a>. The writing (and even some of the photography) was surprisingly tedious work, but the traveling? That time in Hawaii? Ahhh. And the less rigorous stories I got to write? Oh so fun. I also made some money on my regular blogging gig<\/a>.<\/p>\nAlso, I’ve been doing my taxes and this year, so far (I’m not quite<\/em> done entering my expenses yet) I appear to have cleared 554 dollars in profits. That’s right, enthusiastic jetsetting handy with language boys and girls, 554 dollars. That’s not even enough to pay for my next trip!<\/p>\n You know how “they” always tell you not to quit your day job? Well, I’m now “them.” Just starting out? Don’t quit your day job, okay?<\/p>\n (Since I’m being honest, I totally <\/em>think you should quit your day job. It’s just that I also <\/em>think you should have another line of income in addition to travel writing.)<\/p>\n [tags]travel writing[\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, yeah, you wanna be a travel writer and jet about the planet staying in swank hotels and swanning about the beaches and taking in the exotic markets of, oh, wherever. Whatever. Who doesn’t? And this: me too, duh. I thought you should know something: I sold a handful of stories in ’07 and worked … <\/p>\n