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Originally Posted by HarryT
Oh, I agree - I've always been a little bemused by the idea that writing is somehow "special" and it's a little sordid to want to write simply to make money. I guess it goes back to the "you're obviously not a real artist unless you're starving in a cold damp attic" idea.
Look at the hack writers who've written purely to make money: Shakespeare, Dickens, etc...
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If I could come up with plots and stories fast enough and good enough to make a decent living out of it, I probably would, even if it doesn't get me listed right alongside Dickens or Shakespeare....