Working writers of the world, we salute you!

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Did you know James Salter was once a pool salesman? And that Edna O’Brien earned less than Dickens when she worked in a pharmacy? Neither did we. Working writers of the world, we salute you! Happy Labor Day.

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— Open Road Integrated Media is a digital publisher and multimedia content company. They have published ebooks from legendary authors including William Styron, Pat Conroy, Jack Higgins, and Virginia Hamilton, and launched new e-stars like Mary Glickman.

— Elissa Goldstein was born and raised in Melbourne. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College and is the Online Editor of Electric Literature. You can find her here.

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