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How Dare You Say Writing Doesn’t Help People!
If you’re a writer that love helping people, here are some writing careers you may consider
A long time ago, I was told that trying to get into the writing profession was selfish. A “nurse” I worked with said, “Writing doesn’t help anyone. Choose a profession that actually helps people.”
At the time, I had no rebuttal to her words. I shrugged and I think I mentioned something about nothing, but it wasn’t what I am about to say now.
After much research and real-life experience, I discovered that writing actually saves lives and/or transform them.
Textbook Authors
All of those nurses, accountants, lawyers and other professions have one thing in common — they learned from a textbook in college. Just like they learned from a textbook in high school and learned from a textbook in elementary school.
Who are these textbook writers?
Most textbooks are written by experienced teachers in co-operation with editors and consultants who guide the writers through the process of textbook development.~ From Professor Jack Richards
If you look at the copyright pages of any textbook, it takes a team of teachers and…
