hack:
(plural: ‘hacks‘; for the right pronunciation, please click here)

a hack/writer
a person who does uninteresting or menial jobs;
a person who does a lot of poor quality work, especially writing stories;
(less commonly) a taxi driver,

John McCain, called a political hack by his opponents
After his retirement from the service, Donald took up a job in a local newspaper and stayed there as a hack writing about mundane issues that didn’t need much punch in them for five years.
Not wanting to be one of the hacks doing excellent designs for mere peanuts in a private company forever, Mash resigned and started his own online design company and has made such progress in a short period of time that he now employs ten to fifteen designers any given time!
In this online e-book age where you read lots and lots of stories without having to pay for them just from the comfort of your home, there are instances where a hack (a hack writer) becomes a best seller overnight!
