The literary side hustle is the new career trajectory for actresses

The literary side hustle is the new career trajectory for actressesThe literary side hustle is the new career trajectory for actressesMolly Ringwald, 80s teen movie princess and now actress on Riverdale, has quietly been working a second gig literary translator. Her English translation of a French novel is coming out this week, reports the Wall Street Journal. I did it for the challenge and for the intellectual curiosity, she told the paper.Ringwald is the author of two otzu sich books a novel and a memoir but this is her first translation. She has a long history with the French language the actress attended Le Lyce Franais de Los Angeles. After her explosion of fame with Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club, she moved to Paris in her twenties, where she lived for about five years and also acted in several French movies. However, she told the Journal, she doesnt go so far as to call herself fluent - fluent is such a big word.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on F lipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreShes not the only actress with a literary side gig. While writing a memoir or a book of advice is de rigueur for many actors once theyre big enough, some other starlets have gotten into the behind-the-scenes side of publishing recently.Sarah Jessica Parker, of Sex and the City fame, has never written a book. But she has been choosing fiction to publish under her imprint with Crown Publishing Group, called SJP for Hogarth. Three books have been published since 2018.Lena Dunham, creator of Girls, dipped her toe into e-publishing in 2015 with the mail newsletter Lenny Letter, which featured work from female writers. It ran for three years. She also wrote a memoir-advice book.Now, she has an imprint with Random House called Lenny Books, which since 2018 has published two novels, a collection of essays of appreciation about Michelle Obama, and most recently, Enchantment A Modern Witches Guide to Self-Posse ssion.Book publishing is a notoriously fickle business, and its always a gamble whether or not a book makes any money or not. But its creatively stimulating and adds a veneer of intellectualism to any book-loving actor striving to be more than just an entertainer. It could just be the perfect Hollywood side hustle.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people