Interview #7: How A.C. Wise Makes Money Writing

In this interview, A.C. shares how she’s built a resilient writing career while working full-time, and why stability can actually fuel creativity.

A.C. Wise has spent over two decades writing across forms—novels, short stories, reviews—while maintaining a full-time career as a professional fundraiser. Her work has appeared in Apex Magazine, Uncanny, Reactor, and multiple award anthologies, and she’s received nominations for the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Lambda Literary Awards. Through it all, she’s kept a day job not as a fallback, but as a foundation—offering the stability that allows her to focus on the work that matters most.

In this interview, A.C. shares what it’s like to build a writing life alongside a career, how she balances deadlines and energy, and why defining your own version of success might be the most sustainable strategy of all. If you’ve ever wondered how to stay creatively ambitious without going all in financially, this one’s for you.