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I’m John and I’m a journeyman writer.
I like the word journeyman*
It conjures up visions of a medieval craftsman, maybe a stone mason or woodworker travelling from town to town, perhaps from country to country, plying his – or in a few cases, her – trade. A journeyman would settle down to a new job, make a few friends, have a few ales in the ale-house and then, after a few months or a couple of years, move on.
I know it’s a romantic vision but then, I’m a creative writer. What would you expect?