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Originally Posted by Fbone
If writing is your only means of support, you would worry that your book wouldn't sell enough to pay the rent. I'm talking people who quit their jobs to write full-time. You wouldn't be in this group since you (and spouse?) have other gainful employment. One "successful" book doesn't guarantee there will be others. In this modern age even more so. People are fickle.
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I don't understand why anyone would
quit their job to devote themselves full time to a job that doesn't seem likely (based on their past experiences) to support them.
Every full-time author I know didn't quit until after they demonstrated that they could live on their books sales. (Plural. I don't know anyone who quit after one book unless they had a significant safety net in place.) And even then, they built a nest egg and had a back-up plan or three before taking the plunge.
I would imagine, though, that what you are saying is correct: People who live without safety nets (willingly or unwillingly) do live fearfully. It's sad and one reason why we need better safety nets in our society. My point was merely that that isn't all (or even most) full-time authors.