Write for The Harsh Magazine
By: Harsh Kundulli
Tags: Submission, Publication, Call For Submissions, The Harsh Magazine

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Do you have a day job AND a passion for writing? Do you find it tough to balance the demands of your regular career and your persistent dream of making it as a writer?

You are not alone.

You probably want to hold down and grow in your regular job(s) because you love doing it and/or it affords you a certain lifestyle. You also know that most writers don’t rake it in, and the path from your first article to your smash-hit novel or an established freelance writing business will probably be a long and thorny one.

That said, success in writing is that fragrant nectar that beckons you irresistibly. It doesn’t matter if you see writing as an escape from the drudgery of your regular job, or as a heady mix of creativity and independence, or just as another feather on your cap along with a great day job. You want to make it as a writer.

Obviously, you need to balance the two desires.

That’s where The Harsh Magazine comes into the picture. The Magazine brings together regular people working one or more jobs while pursuing their writing dreams. It features people who want to help each other in that incredibly frustrating, exciting, and rewarding journey.

Note that The Magazine doesn’t judge. If you want to just focus on your stable non-writing jobs, you will find content here that will help you grow those income streams and build those careers. If you have thrown your hat far into the writing ring already, you will find content that will help you become a better writer and make money writing. If you have a foot in both camps, you will find content that will help you maintain balance and achieve your definition of success while staying healthy and happy.

The Magazine also wants to encourage folks who are storytellers or poets at heart but need to curb those impulses while working as accountants, CEOs, receptionists, product managers, baristas… you name it. So, you will find stories and poems that these talented people dream up when they are not at their day job.

If you want to become a writer on The Magazine, note that it has the following categories:

Career: This category contains posts on growing your career sustainably. These posts can be about how to make the right career decisions, how to increase your chances of success at work, how to give health and family their due while working hard at your job, etc. The Magazine will encourage posts that talk about how to nurture your writing dreams in parallel.

These posts can be about how to make the right career decisions, how to increase your chances of success at work, how to give health and family their due while working hard at your job, etc. The Magazine will encourage posts that talk about how to nurture your writing dreams in parallel. Writing: This category contains posts on becoming a better writer. The Magazine will encourage posts that examine how to succeed at writing while not sacrificing your regular job. The Magazine will discourage fluff pieces that are not actionable or not based on authentic experiences.

The Magazine will encourage posts that examine how to succeed at writing while not sacrificing your regular job. The Magazine will discourage fluff pieces that are not actionable or not based on authentic experiences. Short stories: This category contains short stories.

Poetry: This category contains poems.

Haiku: This category contains Haikus. Wondering what a Haiku is? See here.

If you have articles that belong in these categories, the editor will publish them in The Magazine. Please submit only proofread articles that are behind the Medium paywall.

If you are not yet a writer on The Magazine and want to be one, respond to this article with:

“Add me as a writer!”

The editor will add you as a writer and you can start submitting your articles!