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![June 2018 Writer’s Life: Great (full) month back at it! [#yearofwriting]](http://irinagonzalez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/june2018.jpg)
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, I finally had a month that went pretty well! My writing goal since the beginning of the year was to make $5,000 a month and I FINALLY did it. I’m really excited about this, to be honest, because …
![May 2018 Writer’s Life: Recovering from surgery isn’t easy [#yearofwriting]](http://irinagonzalez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/may2018writerslife.jpg)
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Last month was rough. I probably worked at about 60% of my capacity, and it certainly showed in my total April 2018 income earned ($2816), which is just over $2k below my goal of $5k a month. That’s really …
![April 2018 Writer’s Life: Shoulder surgery means less work [#yearofwriting]](http://irinagonzalez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/April2018writerslife.jpg)
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, where should I start with my April blog post? Let’s see… Oh right! I had a major thing happen this month: I finally got shoulder surgery after my 15th dislocation last fall. That’s right, since I turned 18 …
![March 2018 Writer’s Life: Back on the uptick [#yearofwriting]](http://irinagonzalez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/march2018.jpg)
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, last month I had some big and annoying news to share: That I was let go from my editor job at Brit+Co and had some adjustments to make. I didn’t make nearly as much money as I had …
![February 2018 Writer’s Life: Adjusting to changes [#yearofwriting]](http://irinagonzalez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/27575291_210040319555251_101500466730369024_n.jpg)
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Last month, I got some news that was less than stellar: My editor gig at Brit+Co was going away due to budgeting issues and my writing job at MamásLatinas is no longer happening either. So that’s basically two out …