Until this last July, the only time in my life I had been paid for my writing was when I ten years old and submitted an essay to the Oregonian’s Thursday children’s page. They paid a whopping $10 for the right to print the story, an amount that seemed thrilling back in 1989. My mom was so tickled by my first paycheck as a writer that she refused to let me cash it. Instead, she handed me a ten from her wallet and tucked the check into the middle of my baby book. It is still there to this day (we lost the privilege of cashing it 90 days after it was issued, so it’s been a moot check for some time now).
Then this summer, I was hired to blog at Slashfood and started to earn some money writing about food. This felt nearly too good to be true, since it brought together two of my passions and gave me an opportunity to expand a little in the world of food writing. Well, it continues to get better, because a couple of weeks ago, they asked me to move into the role of lead blogger/editor for site. This is what I hinted at briefly in this post a couple of weeks ago and now it is officially official.
There is this part of me that is continually boggled by the fact that my future is starting to shape up in a way where I can see that I will be able to make a living writing, reading, editing and possibly making some food video. I feel so fortunate that sometimes I have a hard time articulating the gratitude. It is such a joy to be in this place in my life.
the forkyou team is taking over the group blogging world!
congrats!
omiGod! Congrats Marissa, that’s so awesome.
Also, your mom is adorable. What a cute story. 🙂
Congratulations! Good news rocks!
Yay! Congratualtions! I love reading your writing at Slashfood and have noticed that you were leading the charge with volume for a while now. Glad to hear it pays some money and it is so amazing to find work doing something you really enjoy.
Also…I used your brine recipe (with a few fresh herbs added) and made the most amazing turkey that I am still enjoying!
yay!!!
Congratulations!!! While I used to feel overwhelmed by the volume of posting on Slashfood, in the last few months I have been almost keeping up, mainly because I like reading you. 🙂 Such good news… you deserve every success. Our gravy turned out great, by the way, thanks.
Congrats Marisa!
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