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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
An unknown or little author would not be able to spend the time and money to do this right IMO.
Of course they would since they would have a day job and not depend on income from books
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Not quite understanding you. Does having a day job give you unlimited time and money? Does being unknown mean you are employable at making more money than you need and having more free time than you need?
Could you personally devote several hours a day to writing, an additional several hours to enhancing, and hold down a day job that paid well, say being a lawyer or an engineer and working 80 hours a week at your day job?
Or if working only 40 hours a week at a less demanding job for less money, afford the costs of additional research. Even a 40 hour a week low stress, low income job would not allow most people the time to write a book, never mind enhance it.
Authors are IMO a special breed. Most of them make pretty full use of their time, and most work day jobs. Many actually have good family and social lives as well. Implying that they should have a day job, and devote a part of that income, and any free time to our entertainment is tantamount to saying anyone with a job should spend all of their time and money on you.
Even if you yourself spend all of your earnings and time on doing things for others, which obviously you must do, it is still a bit much to expect everybody else to do the same.
Helen