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How I answered a tough question from my nine-year-old

Recently, my nine-year-daughter abruptly turned to me and asked, “Mom, are you still a writer?”

If you’ve been following me a while, you know I’m in a bit of a dry spell.¹ It’s extended long enough that my kids are now picking up on it. After all, I recently “went back to work,” and they are noticing all the changes that come with that, mainly how this ne…