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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
Somewhere there is a limit to how many authors can make a living out of their IP alone. An increase in the number of authors means that less of them can afford it, and the same thing happens when there is a hugely popular book.
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Very few authors make a living out of their IP alone. At best they have a revenue stream of sorts. My guess is that most authors do it as one of a few jobs, even if one of those other jobs is "mother."
The best option for an author is to become blindingly popular and middling-prolific, like Stephen King. Unfortunately, it's not an option available to most of them (in some instances this is regardless of talent/skill).