Writing can be fun and exciting (if you like sitting around, typing all day long), but rarely financially rewarding. Most writers make their way through life by working jobs not related to the subject at all. A lot of writers also have degrees and skills sets in subjects unrelated to writing, and if you happen to meet the requirements, a laboratory assistant job is pretty sweet. You get benefits, insurance, and (of course) a fat paycheck. Although the job is demanding, it's completely on-site; you don't bring your work home, so you can focus on writing when you're not at work.

Check out the link above for a clear and concise listing fo lab asst. jobs in and around your area. Clean, easy to use, and fast, I was surprised to find a nice list of jobs in several nearby areas (all within 1-2 hours of my home). Unfortunately, I am not qualified for any of them.

But I make money writing. Because I are good at writing;