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Originally Posted by gmw
This isn't meant to rain on anyone's parade, it's an attempt to be pragmatic. A lot of books do not sell anything like a copy a day, so that trip to Disney could be a long way off. If you're pushing yourself to write and write and write, and skipping out on the rest of your life until it feels like the worst job you've ever done, then you're missing the point entirely.
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Again, I will state...
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So my advice for you.. DEFINE "win" as something you are willing to put the work into reach, and then go win.
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It will take a ton of work to get a ton of money for most people. I said that several times. I also state:
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So you have to decide, are you in it to make money, or to just have fun? If you are in it to just have fun, then write, publish, repeat and don't worry if you sell. If you want to make money at this game, then you will have to put the work in.
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The point is it CAN BE DONE, but there are no magic pills, no easy buttons. YOU have to decide how much you are going to put into it. Each author has to make that call for themselves. Some want to quit their day job, to do that you are going to have to put the hours in. Some want to get a cup of coffee every month. That is much easier and requires less work.
If you want to get rich fast, head to some other industry where your odds are better.
The point, again, is to show that if you put the work in, it is a doable.
One final note - that is an average across ALL stores for ALL books. Some books will sell better than others. Some authors have books that never sell, and others that sell really well. That is normal. All that matters is the average across all books and all stores.
In short: Decent writing + hard work over time = reasonable shot at success.