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Originally Posted by Penforhire
Hasn't it always been difficult to make a living writing fiction? Many of my favorite authors talk about having to write non-fiction or other jobs to get by. Anyone got a link to how the total number of full-time fiction authors changed over time?
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I agree. All the books I've read about writing seem to make the point that few writers ever make a living just on their writing alone. It's always been that way I think. And for every Twain or Dickens that comes along there are 99 or more writers who may write well but don't get the recognition of being the next great writer. Plus people often stick to a genre they know so if they don't read horror for example they might not know of a Scott Nicholson just as an example.