There is nothing wrong with being a hack writer.
He took on a number of miscellaneous jobs as a hack writer but always found himself short of money.
He's gaming version of a human interest story seem like the work of a hack writer.
"So you prefer a hack writer to me, do you?"
But whatever the critics said about the results of his labors, Smith was never a "hack" writer.
Self-destructive behaviour saw him end his life as a hack writer in London.
It is similar to calling someone a hack writer or a slob but specific to practitioners of magic in these stories.
Patten, however, never received any royalties for them, being paid up to $150 per story as a hack writer.
I never want to be a hack writer, turning out adventure merely for the money.