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Originally Posted by HarryT
I agree, Hitch. Authors have no more "right"to make a living than anyone else. If they can make a living from their writing, then good for them! Otherwise, they have to do what most of us do: find a job that you can live with, and regard it as a way of making money for your "real life".
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Yes, Harry, thank you; that kind of sums it up nicely for me. I think that being fortunate enough to do something you love must be...just fabulous. Being able to eat while doing that is even better. If scads of folks love your stuff, and you make oodles of money, GREAT. But that last bit isn't an entitlement. It's the same exact thing as any other entrepreneur; ups, downs, and lots of in-the-middle, just-getting-along. ;-)
My One Twoo Wuv Ducky:
If your house is paid for, you are truly fortunate. We had our last house paid down to the nubs, but I couldn't resist the chance to buy a place that suited us far better in 2008, at what I thought was the bottom of the market (yes, we lost some equity in the other house by selling at the same time, but...). So, I think my heirs will be paying this puppy off! ;-)
Hitch