Yes, it's a gilded cage, but the door is unlocked. It's pretty easy as a software engineer in the Bay Area to take off a few months between jobs, so you can sc

Yes, it's a gilded cage, but the door is unlocked. It's pretty easy as a software engineer in the Bay Area to take off a few months between jobs, so you can scratch your writing itch during that time. Alternatively, you might be able to work 2-4 years while saving a bunch, and then take a year off to write.