Want to get more writing gigs and make more money?  Try being a man — or taking a male pen name, if you are a woman.

Here is one writer’s story about that.

Why James Chartrand Wears Women’s Underpants

You know me as James Chartrand of Men with Pens, a regular Copyblogger contributor for just shy of two years.

And yet, I’m a woman.

This is not a joke or an angle or an analogy — I’m literally a woman.

This is my story.

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