1.   Anyone who makes a living writing for a newspaper has heard the post-mortems, and hopes some kind soul will offer a benediction.

2.   Bilingual inhabitants of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland, for example, can make a living writing English subtitles for Gaelic television programs.

3.   After all, the guy not only collects things like kraut juice, he makes a living writing about them.

4.   Dan Jenkins made a living writing about guys like this.

5.   For another, I have made a living writing for a long, long time.

6.   Granted, I make my living writing for a newspaper, so my feelings may be a little biased.

7.   He had studied medicine, then abandoned school to scratch out a living writing and drawing for ephemeral newspapers like the ones Philipon published.

8.   Ives realized early on that he would never be able to earn a living writing the sort of music he heard in his mind.

9.   Look, I know that I make my living writing about technology.

10.   Reid had earned his living writing for prestigious magazines like Esquire, GQ and Texas Monthly.