{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"","provider_url":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel","author_name":"Student Contributor","author_url":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/author\/guest\/","title":"Why Write If It Doesn't Pay the Bills?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"F01pSJGCq2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/why-write-if-it-doesnt-pay-the-bills\/\">Why Write If It Doesn&#8217;t Pay the Bills?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/why-write-if-it-doesnt-pay-the-bills\/embed\/#?secret=F01pSJGCq2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Write If It Doesn&#8217;t Pay the Bills?&#8221; &#8212; \" data-secret=\"F01pSJGCq2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/10\/Why-Write-if-it-doesnt-pay-the-Bills-500px.-300x300.jpg","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"description":"Jared Schmitz, Guest Contributor Let\u2019s assume you\u2019ve decided to become a writer. Your choice is made; a lifetime of struggle and fulfillment within your own imagination awaits you. But no matter how excited you might be about this, you\u2019ll surely find yourself asking\u2014and it won\u2019t be long, either\u2014the questions at the heart of the matter: What is writing good for? Why should I write? What good am I, and who am I to be writing stories?"}