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Originally Posted by elcreative
DMcCunney has hit the nail on the head... this is the real world not an idealistic paradise unfortunately... even published authors have a hard time making a living unless the are in the super sellers group... many authors still have to do other work to actually have a passable standard of living...
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I know a number of selling, published authors. I can think of
one, offhand, doing it full time. (But she does freelance editing and provides book doctor services, so writing isn't her
entire living, just the majority of it.)
A couple of others have spouses working regular day jobs, so writing isn't their sole support.
The rest all have full or part time jobs and write on the side.
This is the normal state. Only a fraction of a percent of those who get professionally published achieve best seller status and can make a living solely through writing.
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Dennis