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G. Clay Whittaker
Jul 17, 2024
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It’s a big week for me. 

I turned 37 today (July 16), and on July 14 I celebrated the tenth year of my freelance writing career (sometimes referred to as strategic unemployment).

When I left my magazine job in 2014, my approaching 30s and predictability were scary. I didn’t want to be labeled as one “kind of writer.”

Over the next decade, I kept pivoting t…

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