Quote:
Originally Posted by Worldwalker
And that is your problem in a nutshell: no one's noticed until now.
In fact, it’s not even close. Most published authors derive only incidental income from their writing...
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenMonkey
Yup. I've heard the same from a few other sci-fi and fantasy writers I like - that most people can't make an income on writing full time.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by hidari
Writing for a living is a luxury not a right. And people expecting to make a semi-living or living off of it are delusional....
|
You sure have a way in instilling confidence in a guy, you know that?...
There are a few of the marketing attempts mentioned elsewhere that I haven't tried... usually because too much money was involved (hey, sorry, I got bills). Most of them have been tried, and garnered little or no sales. I'll look at this fresh list, to see if there's anything else I can try.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyberman tM
But the message that comes across - at least how I see it - is basically "You all are pirates and condone mass pirating of all books and everything! It's YOUR fault I don't earn any money!"
|
I think "how you see" my statements is a bit...
skewed. At least that's how
I see it.
Edit: I think we can conclude this sub-thread here. I've had mention of some marketing things I can try, a number I've already tried, and enough criticism and statements of the obvious to encourage me to pick up some fresh razor blades from the market. We'll see where things go from here.