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Originally Posted by DrZoidberg
Accept the fact that even if you're a successful sci-fi author, you won't get rich. Try aiming for staving-off-hunger and you won't be disappointed... That's assuming you're successful.
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I know an assortment of successful SF/fantasy authors. With three exceptions, all have day jobs they don't plan to give up. Two exceptions have spouses whose incomes fill in the valleys that appear while waiting for contracts to be signed and and advances to be issued. The third offers freelance editing and book doctor services as well as writing, though writing is the main income.
But this is not unique to SF. Very few authors make a living from it in any genre.
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Dennis